Agriculture
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EU releases Ksh.50 million for 300 groundnut farmers in Busia, Siaya
Groundnut farmers from three counties are set to benefit from a Ksh.50 million European Union (EU) support programme, that will…
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Proposed tax hike on beer to hurt over 47, 000 sorghum farmers
Sorghum farmers in Kisumu County have opposed the proposed increase in excise duty on beer by 10 percent and raw…
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How fish farming in Busia has helped govt’s primary to secondary 100% transition programme
Fishery is a major economic activity in Busia, thanks to Lake Victoria which supports a huge population of fish including…
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How Kenya’s banana farmers can meet high demand for commodity
The potential of cooking banana (matoke) production has not been fully exploited except in parts of Nyanza where it is…
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GS1 urges Farmers to embrace barcoding to securely trade with ease and get a wider market reach
GS1 Kenya, a global standards organization, has called on farmers to bank on adoption of barcoding technology to provide track…
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Why coffee producing African countries not trading as a region?
Kenya among other coffee-producing African countries needs to invest more in the infrastructure to boost value addition and consumption. This…
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Treasury okays importation of over 540,000 tons of duty-free maize
The National Treasury has okayed the duty-free importation of 540,000 tons of duty-free maize to cushion local shortage. On May…
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Kenya looks outside EAC for maize import as flour price hits Ksh.149 per 2kg
The Kenyan government now says it will import maize in bulk to cushion Kenyans from the rising price of maize…
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Kakamega borrows AI technology from Thika firm for pig rearing
Kakamega County, through a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Vuka Agribusiness Company, is set to introduce Artificial Insemination (AI) for…
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Brace yourselves for week-long heavy rain in these areas
Parts of Kenya including Narok County will experience heavy rains starting May 10 to May 16, 2022, the Kenya Meteorological…
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