Archives for Farming News - Page 17
Why no single hass avocado fruit has left Kenya to lucrative Chinese market
The road to exporting avocados to China for Kenyan farmers appears not only to be too long and winded, but also very bumpy. So lengthy is the road that after…
REVEALED; Kenya Metrological Department using analog technology for weather reporting
The Kenya Metrological Department (KMD) relies on an old manual system for weather reporting despite procuring modern digital technology devices that were lying idle, a new audit has revealed. Auditor…
Call For Enactment Of Hass Avocado Law To Curb Theft And Weed Out Brokers
Various stakeholders in the avocado sector in Murang’a County have called for the enactment of a law that will weed out brokers and curb theft of hass avocados that has…
Kenya Overtakes South Africa To Become Hass Avocado Export Powerhouse In Africa
Kenya has overtaken South Africa to become Africa’s top exporter of avocados. In Central Kenya, where the majority of the country’s small-scale avocado farmers are found, coffee bushes are fast…
Farmers Stare Losses As Monkeys Invade Farms In Muranga
Maize and coffee farmers in Mukurweini Sub-county, Nyeri County are at the verge of hunger following invasion by troops of monkeys on their farms and destroyed their crops. The farmers…
Good News To Coffee Farmers In Kenya As They Can Now Sell Directly To Consumers In South Korea
Kenyan coffee farmers can now sell their coffee direct to consumers in South Korea without going through a brokerage. This is after a successful shipment of the first consignment to…
A Very -Unusual- Crowded Year For Hass Avocado Market In Europe
The European avocado market during South Africa’s export window held some surprises this year: Israel had a far bigger crop than normal and stayed on the market much later than…
Kenya Eyeing Malaysia For Hass Avocado Market
Kenya is eying the Malaysian market for the export of avocado as it seeks to expand its reach beyond the traditional buyers. The plant regulator-Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis)…
Dairy Farmers In Kenya Reaping Big As Milk Prices Hit Record High
Farmers earned a record average price equivalent to Sh42 per litre of milk sold in the formal market last year amid increased demand for the commodity, according to the latest…
Kenya to lease thousands of acres of idle public land held by parastatals to farmers
The government will repossess idle land owned by parastatals and lease it to private investors for commercial agriculture to rev up the production of food for local supply and exports…