Recent claims that millers are unwilling to purchase local wheat, leaving farmers in Narok County with unsold stock worth Kshs 50 billion, have been dismissed as inaccurate and misleading regarding Kenya’s wheat production and market dynamics sector. According to the Cereal Millers Association (CMA), Kenya produces only a small fraction of its national wheat demand,…
Pathways Technologies has launched a suite of innovative digital solutions designed to enhance agricultural productivity and sales performance. The company, known for leveraging data and technology to drive business growth, has introduced a credit scoring solution for farmers, a field delineation app, and a sales insights dashboard. In partnership with GIZ, Pathways Technologies has developed…
The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) has sounded the alarm over a series of alarming land invasions and criminal activities targeting large-scale tea producer estates. Speaking on Monday during an international media conference, KTGA Chairman, Silas Njibwakale, singled out the ongoing Zimbabwe-like illegal land invasion of Sitoi Estate owned by Eastern Produce Kenya Limited (EPK)…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has raised alarm over increasing political interference in its operations, warning that such actions threaten the stability and productivity of the country’s tea industry. According to KTDA statement read by its holding board and 54 factory company representatives, the KTDA highlighted concerns about external meddling that could derail reforms…
The State Department for Agriculture, Principal Secretary Dr. Paul Ronoh, officially inaugurated the National Horticulture Standing Committee with its aim to identify emerging and addressing key challenges impacting Kenya’s horticulture sector. This pivotal body, bringing together experts and stakeholders from both public and private institutions, is tasked to promote productivity of horticulture produce and use…
The Ministries of Education (MoE) and Environment, Climate Change and Forestry (MECCF) have expressed their determination to champion the growing of the 15 billion National Tree Growing Programme to raise the country’s tree cover to 30 percent. The Ministry of Education is one of the key drivers of the 15billion National Tree growing programme…
The New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU) has launched their strategic plan 2023-2027 which is aimed at increasing coffee production, sustaining and thriving the coffee sub-sector in the country. Ministry of Cooperatives and MSME’s Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Wycliffe Oparanya said that the Strategic Plan lays out a comprehensive roadmap for building a resilient and…
The Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry inaugurated on Monday a new technical committee focused on establishing a sustainable mango product supply chain industry. The committee’s formation follows a collaborative framework agreement signed between the Government of Kenya and Coca-Cola Central, East, and West Africa, along with Coca-Cola Beverages Kenya, during President Ruto’s state visit…
