Chaos grows as tea farmers protest low bonus payment In Kirinyaga County, hundreds of tea farmers linked to Thumaita Tea Factory took to the streets to protest poor bonus payment.
NBK targets farmers with new Sh2bn fund Farmers will also tap loans to buy and install bio-digesters to enable them to convert organic waste into energy for household and farm use.
State extends window for raw Macadamia exports A moratorium on export of raw or in-shell macadamia nuts was lifted on November 3, 2023 for a period of one year.
Meru factory blames cut in farmers’ pay on lower orthodox tea prices The farmers are angry that their factory is the lowest paying compared to neighbouring factories.
Brookside payouts to North Rift farmers rise to Sh918m Brookside has about 160,000 farmers in the region.
Kapchorua tea production up 44pc on expansion of factory The listed agricultural plantation firm recorded an increase in total tea produced from 6.01 million kilogrammes (kgs) the year before, consisting of own-grown and bought leaves.
Cereals board seeks 1.65m bags of fertiliser for subsidy deal Paperwork on a tender call by NCPB showed that the sought consignment would include 1.06 million bags of planting fertiliser while 597,000 bags will be top-dresser.
Alarm as suspicious fires raze cane farms in Kisumu The fires that started in June have so far claimed 36,000 tonnes of sugarcane.
PRIME Pyrethrum extract prices rebound to a record high on weak shilling About 98 percent of Kenya’s pyrethrum extract is exported.
Experts urge shift to newer rice varieties, AI solutions Data by the KNBS shows the country's annual rice consumption is over one million tonnes, while production capacity is approximately 230,000 tonnes.
PRIME Kenya miraa exports double on reopened Somalia market Somalia is the main destination of miraa exports from Kenya, buying 99 percent of the exported crop.
PRIME Victory Farms plans Sh750m expansion of fish business Cage fish farming has gained traction in Lake Victoria with more than 4,000 cages in place.
PRIME Why more Kenyan exporters are shifting to sea freight Horticulture exporters in Kenya are increasingly compelled to transport their produce by sea rather than air.
PRIME Relief for Kenya cowpeas exporters as UK halves test sample size The UK has been asking fresh produce exporters to test 10 percent of their export volumes
State borrowed Sh16bn for livestock insurance project The main role of the KDC is to connect pastoralists better to the markets
Eight-month tea prices fall slightly as volumes increase by 17 percent The lower prices come at a time when tea production has risen sharply this year.
PRIME Vine Spinach, the highest-earner vegetable in Kenya Data from the Agriculture and Food Authority shows that farmers fetched Sh165.27 million from the sale of 2,092 tonnes of Vine Spinach in 2022.
PRIME Motorists overpay Sh16bn in fuel deal with Gulf firms Fuel prices have a big effect on inflation in Kenya, which relies heavily on diesel for transport
PRIME Coffee prices up 13pc in 10 months as global demand grows Buyers have expressed concern over the shrinking size of Kenya’s coffee production relative to the country’s output.
State reduces cut on sugarcane prices amid farmers’ boycott threats The new pay rate is lower than the Sh5,125 that farmers earned for a tonne of sugarcane in June.
PRIME State suspends auction reserve price on stranded tea stocks The massive pileup in volumes of unsold tea consignments means that many firms are struggling to pay farmers.
PRIME Kenya eyes sugar exports on production surplus Millers produced 384,552 tonnes of sugar in the six months to June 2024, a 123.4 percent increase.
PRIME Jet fuel consumption up as diesel, petrol fall Prices of jet fuel are not controlled by the State, unlike those of petrol, diesel and kerosene.
PRIME Horticulture exports rise to Sh47bn in first quarter The bulk of Kenya’s horticultural exports are paid in euros, resulting in higher earnings when the shilling weakens against hard currencies.
CMA clears three more firms to trade at Nairobi coffee auction Kenya’s coffee is either marketed through the weekly auctions at the NCE or sold directly to buyers abroad.
