Ministry to puchase subsidized fertilizers worth Kshs. 2B
Kiunjuri assured that farmers who had supplied maize have already been paid By Malachi Motano Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mwangi Kiunjuri has said cheap fertilizers will be availed to farmers very soon as modalities…
Maize millers told to exhaust stocks before before issuing out new prices to retailers and supermarkets.
Agriculture National Assembly committee chairman Silas Tiren on Sunday asked millers to exhaust the subsidised maize flour in their stocks before issuing out new prices to retailers and supermarkets. According to Mr Tiren, the millers…
Kenya to import maize from Mexico to ease the current supply shortage as neighbours block export
By Gerald Andae Kenya plans to import maize from Mexico to ease the current supply shortage that has seen the price of flour hit a five-year high, making it the first time in nine years…
Cereals board accused of selling unsafe maize to fight starvation
The National Cereals and Produce Board has clashed with the county government of Samburu on the safety of maize stock supplied for relief intervention. While the county government has rejected the maize, saying it was…
Kenya Grain farmers to benefit from new pest-proof storage bags
Grain farmers will benefit from new storage bags, which do not require the use of insecticides to prevent weevils and other pests’ invasion that have for years seen millions of bags of the produce go…
Kshs 130m plan to provide farmers with quality seeds
The seed business in Kenya Treceived a major boost after two regulatory agencies received a Sh 130 million grant to digitise inspection and issuance of licences. The non-governmental trade lobby Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA)…
Ministry of Agriculture unveils a unique voucher system to help farmers make more money
The ministry of Agriculture has unveiled a unique voucher system in Western Kenya that has brought other partners to address food security in the region The e-voucher system under the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme…
North Rift region facing is shortage of subsidised top-dressing fertiliser supplied by the Government
There is shortage of subsidised top-dressing fertiliser supplied by the Government in North Rift region. Farmers have been unable to get CAN fertiliser despite making frequent trips to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB)…
KENYAN wheat farmers cry foul as imports hit Sh35.6 billion last year
Farmers dry wheat in the open field at Mashariani area, Narok. PHOTO/GEORGE SAYAGIE Kenya’s wheat imports hit billion last year amid rising concerns by local farmers that millers are overlooking their produce. The farmers said…
Kenyan farmers urged by experts not to just buy fertilisers without knowing what their soils need
Farmers should learn the components used in fertilisers and if they are suitable for their soils, agricultural experts have said. They noted that many farmers just buy fertilisers without knowing what their soils need, defeating…
