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Top Agriculture Stories of 2015
Top five agriculture stories of 2015 :: PHOTO by Word Bank Many of the worldโs greatest challenges โ climate change, poverty, natural resource depletion, and hunger โ intersect on the…
A UN agency has secured Sh1 billion ($10m) to help farmers in Kenya to access markets for their produce.
A UN agency has secured Sh1 billion ($10m) to help farmers in Kenya to access markets for their produce. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says the funds from the European…
Increased sales of tea, coffee and horticultural produce lifts Kenya’s exports growth rate to eight years high
Kenyaโs exports have grown by the fastest rate in the last eight years, lifted by increased sales of tea, coffee and horticultural produce. Official data shows that East Africaโs largest…
Chinese Technology Companies offers to help small holder farmers in Kenya with modern production methods as well as value addition equipment
The incomes of small holder farmers in Kenya are set to grow after China offered to help them adopt modern production methods as well as value addition equipment at subsidised…
Kenya asks Sudan to reverse its decision to reduce the shelf-life of Kenyan tea
Kenya has formally asked Sudan to reverse its decision to reduce the shelf-life of Kenyan tea from three to one and a half years. Kenya made the demand on Sunday…
Dairy farmers in Kakamega are set to benefit from Sh9 billion funding from a Dutch investor and Equity Bank.
Governor Wycliffe Oparanya said the investor from the Netherlands has set aside Sh7 billion to put up a mega ultra-modern milk processing plant in Malava Constituency, as well as to…
Narok Government to set up Sh1.02b slaughter house
Hind Agro Industries Ltd has signed a deal with the Narok Government to set up an abbatoir in the county for meat processing.ย Hind is an Indian exporter of buffalo meat.…
Kenyan maize farmers profiting from the price rivalry between the National Cereals and Produce Board and private millers
Maize farmers are profiting from the price rivalry between the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) and private millers as they rush to purchase fresh crop due to anticipated…
President Magufuli BANs Kenyatta-family owned milk processing firm Brookeside Ltd in the Tanzanian market
The fate of the Kenyatta-family owned milk processing firm Brookeside Ltd in the Tanzanian market has been sealed. Newly-elected Tanzanian President John Magufuli has accused the company associated with…
FEAR OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM a Kenyan farmer in Tharaka Nithi County
Mugendi is a Kenyan farmer. Married with two children, he lives in a small village in Tharaka Nithi County. Over the years, he has experienced challenging changes to the climate…