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Farmers still using harmful chemicals to produce food, consumer lobby says

Sacco ReviewSeptember 12, 2024September 12, 202403 mins

Consumer Grassroots Association (CGA) has regretted that some farmers are still using harmful chemicals to produce food and remain ignorant of modern practices. Speaking during a workshop in Karen attended by journalists, food experts, agriculture officers, farmers, and civil societies concerned with food systems, CGA director Alice Kemunto said that most farmers lack the knowhow…

Relief for consumers as increased sugar production lowers retail prices

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 202404 mins

Kenya recorded increased domestic sugar output in the first quarter of 2024 to up to 485,802 tonnes by August leading to a drop in retail prices, the Agriculture and Food Authority has observed. According to a report by the food agency, there was a constant drop in production witnessed in April and May this year…

South Rift leaders appeal to State to waive tea farmers’ debts

Sacco ReviewSeptember 2, 2024September 2, 202403 mins

Bomet Governor Hillary Barchok and his Kericho counterpart Erick Mutai are seeking a debt waiver from the national government to bail out the financially overwhelmed tea industry in the region. Speaking during a meeting held at Bomet hotel with officials from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) led by newly elected National Vice-Chairman Erick Chepkwony…

New KCC risks losing assets to pay ex-employees

Sacco ReviewAugust 30, 2024August 30, 202403 mins

The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) risks a probe on its properties to determine if part could be sold to settle former employees’ outstanding dues. This comes after its management failed to attend the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare meeting held yesterday to find a solution to the decades-long dispute over compensation for…

Nduluma Coffee Factory attains top price at weekly auction

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 2024August 27, 202403 mins

The Nduluma Coffee Factory in Tharaka Nithi, recently promoted by the new Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU), achieved the top price at last week’s weekly coffee auction, with a bag of Grade AA coffee fetching Ksh46,562. The factory, a member of the Tharaka Coffee Growers’ Cooperative Society, has earned a strong reputation for producing high-quality…

KCC to halt milk supply to Govt agencies over Ksh184.3M debt

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 2024August 27, 202404 mins

Members of Parliament have instructed the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) to halt milk supply to the State House and other government agencies that have pending bills worth Ksh184.3 million. This is after the New KCC Managing Director Samuel Ichura and Cooperatives Principal Secretary (PS) Patrick Kilemi appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Trade,…

Agriculture PS reveals Govt has distributed 100 mobile driers across the country

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202403 mins

Principal Secretary (PS) State Department for Agriculture Dr Paul Ronoh has revealed that the national government has distributed 100 mobile driers across the country to help minimize post-harvest losses. The PS speaking at Lulu Farm in Trans Nzoia County recently revealed that the county will receive 230 smaller driers on top of the 10 big…

Team set up to revive ailing Agriculture sub-sectors in the lake basin

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202404 mins

A six-member team has been constituted by the Kisumu County Government to revive key ailing sub-sectors of the economy that are critical to the growth of the lake side region. The team has been picked to collaborate with Equity Bank Kenya for intervention in revival of some ailing agriculture sub-sectors and enhance cross border trade….

Sugar industry union warns of backlash if rejected finance bill is reintroduced

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202404 mins

A sugar workers union has warned of a major backlash if the rejected Finance Bill 2024 is forced down the throats of Kenyans. The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation Workers (KUSPAW) Secretary General Francis Wangara said Kenyans will resist attempts to reintroduce the bill. Speaking in his Kisumu office, Wangara observed that there is nothing…

Agriculture Ministry seeks to hire 2,000 youth in agribusiness space

Sacco ReviewAugust 23, 2024August 23, 202403 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has announced that seeks to hire 2,000 youth in the agribusiness space through the Enable Youth Kenya programme. In a memo seen by Sacco Review dated August 15, 2024, signed by the Principal Secretary (PS) for Agriculture Dr Kiprono Rono and addressed to the clerk of the National…