Agriculture
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KAM, KFS ink deal to achieve Kenya’s 10% forest cover
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has signed a three-year deal for tree planting and forest conservation with the Kenya…
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Lobby group challenges govt to formulate policies to encourage rice farming
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has urged the government to empower policies that will allow local rice farmers to earn…
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Avocado earnings by Kakuzi farmers down 45% to Ksh.31.4 million
Avocado earnings by Kakuzi farmers in Kenya shrunk by 45 percent to Ksh.31.4 million for the full year ended December…
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Ecobank bank allocates Ksh.1 billion for Mt. Kenya farmers
Farmers from Nyeri and other Mt Kenya regions will benefit from Ksh.1 billion in credit from Ecobank. This follows a…
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Why Taita Taveta is focusing on macadamia farming
Taita Taveta has now set its focus on the lucrative macadamia farming, in a bid to enhance food security in…
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Fertilizer subsidy kitty allocated Ksh.2.7 billion of Ksh.3.3 trillion 2022/23 budget
The Agricultural sector has remained to be the largest contributor to Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a sector President Uhuru…
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Kakuzi launches online platform to train avocado farmers
Kakuzi PLC will train small-scale avocado farmers through an e-learning agricultural extension program branded Kakuzi Avocademy that will assist them…
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Family Bank signs Ksh.1.1 billion deal with Eco.business for tea farmers financing
Family Bank has inked a Ksh.1.1 billion deal with Eco.business to finance agricultural producers in Kenya. The deal targets key…
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Large scale farmers excluded from Ksh.5.7 billion fertilizer subsidy fund
The Ministry of Agriculture has reduced the number of bags per producer to 10, a move which excludes the country’s…
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Govt sets aside Ksh.5.7 billion fertilizer subsidy fund to cushion farmers
The Kenyan Government has set aside Ksh.5.734 billion to subsidize 114,000MT (2,280,000 x 50kg bags) for farmers growing food crops…
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