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Importation of food items hurting transformation of agriculture in East Africa – Dr.Agnes Kalibata
Continued importation of food items into East Africa will not transform agriculture from where it is today. This is so because the money meant to help a small holder farmer…
Report by African Green Revolution Forum calls for training of smallholder farmers
Experts say most farmers in Africa rely on obsolete knowledge and skills to produce food crops Smallholder farmers in Africa still lack sufficient production skills because of lack of training,…
Kenya to hold first ever international conference on plant health in Africa, aiming to expand its multi-billion horticulture export market
Kenya aims to expand its multi-billion horticulture export market during the upcoming international plant health conference set for Nairobi next month, the first of its kind in Africa. Kephis managing…
Government to roll out livestock insurance to fourteen counties in a bid to help safeguard cattle during drought
The government will roll out a livestock insurance to all fourteen arid and semi-arid counties to help safeguard cattle during drought. Cabinet Secretary Judi Wakhungu said the uptake of the…
HOPE as Coffee Cooperatives in Kenya finds a way to make huge profits, thanks to direct oversees buyers
Cooperatives that paid coffee farmers the highest rates have revealed their secret: selling their produce directly to overseas buyers. And because of the direct sales, the Meru County Coffee Millers…
Boost for dairy farmers as new KCC plan to stabilise prices of milk
In 2009, many dairy farmers incurred huge losses due to an unprecedented milk glut. Processors were unable to handle all the milk that was being supplied, and this led to…
Kenyan farmers stands a good chance to reap a fortune from supplying avocados, vegetables and cashew nuts to Australia
Demand for avocados, vegetables and cashew nuts has surged in Australia, opening a lucrative window for Kenyan producers, the country’s diplomat in Nairobi has said. Australian High Commissioner John Feakes…
Task force appointed by President comes up with radical proposals for tea industry in Kenya
A team appointed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to look into how to improve tea farmers’ earnings has come up with radical proposals that could change the way the highest export-earning industry…
Bidco Africa Oil Refineries partners with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to encourage farmers grow soya beans and sunflower seeds
A manufacturing firm has entered into partnership with farmers in Tharaka-Nithi County to increase supply of soya beans and sunflower seeds. Bidco Africa Oil Refineries has partnered with the Food…
Limuru Tea’s net profit rose by a fifth to Sh4.3 million in the half year ended June
Limuru Tea’s net profit rose by a fifth to million in the half year ended June, helped by increased output and higher prices of tea in the world market. The…