Agriculture

March 17, 2022
Kakuzi receives green light to export avocados to Chinese market
Kakuzi has secured approval from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), to process and prepare export-grade fresh avocados for…
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March 14, 2022
CS Munya orders audit on tea auction systems
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Peter Munya has given a directive for the tea sector regulator to perform an audit of…
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March 11, 2022
Tea prices dip on poor demand
Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction have dropped to a 14-month low, caused by reduced demand from key global…
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March 10, 2022
Greenland Fedha rates slash sees increased credit uptake to Ksh.2.7 billion
Greenland Fedha Limited, a Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) subsidiary, reduced farmers’ loans lending rate from 21 percent to 8…
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March 2, 2022
CS Munya fears fertilizer prices to shoot as Russia intensify offense against Ukraine
Fear of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is set to hike fertilizer prices in the country where a 50kg bag of…
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March 1, 2022
KBA inks deal with Germany-based GIZ for SME financing in agriculture
Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) has entered a partnership with Germany-based GIZ for Small Micro and Medium Enterprises (SME) financing in…
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March 1, 2022
Kenya to resume exporting avocado oversea
Kenya will start exporting avocado once again to join the league of Mexico and Peru as the world’s largest export…
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March 1, 2022
Mwea rice farmers employ new means to counter cheap imported rice
Rice farmers in Mwea have structured a solution to the recent high demand of imported rice through the newly identified…
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February 28, 2022
How M-Pesa Foundation, Kwale County front is transforming food security in Kwale
The partnership between the County Government of Kwale and the M-Pesa Foundation has enhanced food security in parts of Kwale…
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February 28, 2022
Kenya’s livestock research body receives Ksh.800 million for tech advancement
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organization (KALRO) has received Ksh.800 million joint funding from the European Union (EU) and…
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