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United Nations set to increase Kenya’s agriculture funding to Sh1 billion
The United Nations will increase Kenya’s agriculture funding to Sh1 billion to finance different sub sectors including the blue economy and rice industry in the Lake Basin Regional Economic Community…
Cotton farmers in Taita-Taveta County oppose poor pay
Cotton farmers in Taita-Taveta County have rejected the price offered by the government for their produce. The farmers from Taveta have vowed to replace the crop with others to avoid…
Nyeri farmers to start coconut farming
More than 2,000 farmers in Nyeri County will soon start planting coconut trees in Kanyai Forest in Kieni West Constituency in a Sh15 million programme funded by both Nuts and…
Fertiliser firm opens doors at Coast
A new fertiliser blending factory will be commissioned in Mombasa mid next month in a move expected to help tame the high prices of farm inputs and address perpetual food…
Horticulture earnings in Kenya rise to Sh64bn in six months
Farmers earned Sh64 billion from fresh horticultural exports to Europe in the first six months of 2017, compared to Sh58 billion in a similar period last year. According to Agriculture…
Ugandan poultry firms now set to make millions after Kenya lifts poultry ban
Three large Ugandan poultry firms are set to make millions after they were exclusively allowed to bring poultry products into Kenya. Kenya has partially lifted the ban on the products…
How milk ATMs are presenting a major competition to the large processors in Kenya
Nairobi now accounts for two-fifths of milk vending atm machines, popularly known as ATMs, presenting major competition to the large processors. Data from the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) indicates the…
Elections are over : Focus shifts to new leaders on proposed coffee sector reforms
The elections are over. And the focus is now turning to incoming leaders and whether they will embrace reforms proposed by a team of experts to turn around the fortunes…
Agriculture and the wine industry
Agriculture is a key pillar of Kenya`s constitutes over half of the country`s GDP and plays an important role in food security, a source of employment and also foreign exchange…
KTDA imports 88,000 tonnes of fertiliser for smallholder tea farmers
Kenya Tea Development Agency Management Service Limited (KTDA MS) has imported about 88,000 metric tonnes of NPK 26:5:5 fertiliser for distribution to small scale tea farmers countrywide this financial year.…