PRIME Boon for coffee farmers as auction service fee capped at lower 1.8pc Kenya’s coffee is marketed either through the weekly auctions at the NCE or sold directly to buyers abroad.
Safaricom-linked AI chatbot to support potato production This AI chatbot will provide verifiable, real-time agricultural insights to support informed decision-making.
PRIME KenGen seeks buyer for extra 1.8m carbon credits KenGen is keen to maximise on the carbon credits from its vast generation of clean energy.
PRIME Watchdog cites price gouging for the high cost of animal feed The overpriced input costs and market dominance by a handful of players has resulted in steeper prices for animal feed dairy and poultry feeds.
Inflation rate rises to 3.3 percent in January Consumer prices in the economy continued trending upward after touching a 17-year low of 2.7 percent in October last year.
PRIME Sasini blames China buyers for disrupting macadamia supplies The claims by Sasini highlight the differing opinions between macadamia processors and farmers over the export moratorium.
PRIME Sasini’s crop purchase from farmers grows by 91pc to Sh3.9bn Sasini and other agricultural companies grow their own produce which they supplement by buying from farmers most of whom are based in foreign markets including Europe.
PRIME Seven industrialists cleared to import sugar under special EAC tax Sugar imports under the EAC remission scheme are tightly regulated with those seeking permits being subject to stringent measures.
USAid grants Sh6bn for farmers in 9 counties Agriculture is the mainstay of Kenya’s economy, contributing to more than a fifth of the gross domestic product (GDP), or total output.
PRIME Horticulture exports down 13pc on Red Sea route hitches Vessels are taking a longer route around Africa or keeping off the Red Sea altogether.
PRIME Smallholder tea growers outpace multi-nationals in production Over 97 percent of tea plucked from large tea estates comes from estates located in the west of the Rift Valley.
PRIME Macadamia: Balancing farmers’ rights and industry sustainability While farmers are lamenting, processors, however, paint a starkly different picture.
Coffee Cherry Fund advances to farmers hit Sh6.7 bn on cash thirst Farmers borrow from CCARF at low interest rates and repay through the Direct Settlement System (DSS) when they sell their coffee.
Murang’a tops in 2024 tea earnings The Kenya Tea Development Agency manages 54 tea factories which have a membership of 700,000 smallholder tea farmers.
State plans bulk cooking gas imports in drive to cut prices Kenya will start importing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through the bulk competitive tender in the push to cut costs.
PRIME Kalro to introduce disease-resistant GMO potatoes Kalro has partnered with the International Potato Centre and the African Agricultural Technology Foundation on the project.
PRIME Two organisations apply for licence to plant GMO maize Should the two organisations get their wish, they will be able to farm and sell GM maize in the open market in Kenya for the first time.
PRIME State walks back on its macadamia export pledge Section 43 of the AFA Act 2013 prohibits the export of raw macadamia except with the written approval of the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary.
PRIME Blow to macadamia farmers as State walks back on exports pledge In September, the CS pledged to extend the export window period for six months but has now extended it by 30 days only.
PRIME Top Kenya tea buyer Cargill exits market The American company’s exit from the tea auction is set to impact at least 40 of its employees in Kenya.
PRIME Comesa watchdog flags two fertiliser firms in Kenya for price gouging Yara and ETG are accused of using their controlling market position to gouge prices and unfairly raise mark-ups.
Agency rolls out GMO crops’ trials across the country after court nod The commencement of the field trials comes just days after the High Court dismissed several petitions, that were challenging the decision by the Cabinet to lift the ban on GMOs that had lasted...
Coffee sales up 93pc on higher volumes The volume of coffee beans brought to the auction, which is held every Tuesday on the floor of the exchange, has increased sharply this season due to good harvests of the crop across the country.
Bill locks out tea farmers from guaranteed subsidy kitty The Bill, which underwent the first reading in the House last week, hands 60 percent of the money that will be raised from the tea levy to the Tea Board of Kenya (TBK).
Civil society calls for ban on harmful agricultural inputs The call came as fears abound that agrochemicals banned for use in farms in Europe could have found their way into Kenya, exposing consumers to health risks.