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Kenya banks on certification forum to boost fresh produce exports

adminMar 22, 2023March 22, 20230

Kenya will play host to a regional meeting aimed at boosting exports of fresh produce and creating awareness on safety, which will draw participants from

How Mt Kenya residents are losing millions to fraudulent Del Monte land sale

adminMar 9, 20230

A cartel fraudulently selling food processing company Del Monte’s land has emerged in Murang’a County. The fraudsters are using the land to make a killing

Kenya, TZ court cases block tonnes of GMO maize seeds

adminFeb 10, 20230

Four court cases have blocked the release of 11 tonnes of genetically modified maize seeds that were to be made available to farmers this planting

President Ruto Commissions Thiba Dam In Kirinyaga

adminOct 20, 2022October 20, 20220

The dam will increase the production of rice in the area from the current 25, 000 to 35,000 acres. Addressing wananchi after commissioning the dam,

Stop Funding AGRA, African Farmers Plead With Donors

adminSep 6, 20220

Africa’s largest food producer networks and their allies demand a decisive shift away from imported fossil-fuel-based fertilisers and chemicals and towards self-sufficient, ecological farming that revitalises soil

Millers to receive Sh100 unga subsidy cash – PS

adminJul 28, 2022July 28, 20220

SUBSIDY Millers will start receiving payment for the national maize flour subsidy programme today, according to the Agriculture Principal secretary. Francis Owino said that so

Uganda-Hunger kills 900 in Karamoja

adminJul 25, 20220

The suffering and pain in Karamoja, Uganda’s north-eastern pastoralist region, needs no hyperbole. It is visible in massive crop failures as a result of a

Somalia President arrives in the country for a two day State Visit.

adminJul 15, 20220

His Excellency H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia has arrived in the country for a two-day State Visit. The President

CS Agriculture Hon Peter Munya, officiates Hot Water Treatment Facility at the Nairobi Horticulture Centre.

adminJul 15, 20220

CS Agriculture Hon Peter Munya, officiates the groundbreaking ceremony for Hot Water Treatment Facility at the Nairobi Horticulture Centre. In his address, CS Munya said

Agriculture CS Hon Peter Munya has waved all charges on licences for purposes of exporting Miraa at the national level.

adminJun 29, 20220

Speaking in Meru County, the CS said that Miraa traders will no longer be required to pay any fee for licences, for them to export