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Tea farmers could receive lower bonuses due to weak export sales. KTDA blames the 0.8 per cent export levy for reducing demand for Kenyan tea. The agency wants the government to scrap the levy to protect farmers’ earnings. Tea farmers across the country could receive lower bonus payouts this year due to challenges affecting tea…
Govt targets raising coffee production from 50,000 to 150,000 metric tonnes by 2028/29. Ksh1 billion allocated to the sector, with Ksh4 billion released to clear cooperative debts. Farmers to receive faster payments as reforms expand coffee farming and strengthen cooperatives. The government has launched an ambitious coffee revitalisation programme aimed at tripling Kenya’s annual coffee…
Kenya pushes livestock traceability and digital disease surveillance to boost exports under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). African ministers pledge to harmonise trade standards, strengthen animal health systems and remove non-tariff barriers to grow regional livestock trade. Kenya urges a shift from live animal exports to value added livestock products and an integrated…
Homa Bay farmers celebrate first rice harvest under revived irrigation scheme. Government begins buying paddy as farmers expect improved incomes. Project boosts food security and supports commercial rice farming. Hundreds of smallholder farmers in Homa Bay County are celebrating their first rice harvest after the revival of the Kimira-Oluch Smallholder Farm Improvement Project (KOSFIP). The…
Kagwe urged farmers to embrace ANITRAC livestock tagging. The system aims to boost exports and improve traceability. Nationwide rollout targets higher farmer incomes and value addition. Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has called on livestock farmers to fully embrace the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) system, as the government pushes to open up high value…
FLLoCA launches poultry hatchery expansion and climate smart tree nursery projects in Kakamega. Butere hatchery to produce over 60,000 day old chicks per cycle to boost food security and farmer incomes. Khwisero tree nursery will raise 150,000 seedlings to support afforestation and climate resilience. The County Government of Kakamega, through the Financing Locally Led Climate…
Governor Nyong’o wants the ASK Kisumu Show to become a year round event to boost agricultural innovation. The show has been elevated to national status and will run from July 22 to 26. This year’s exhibition will focus on climate smart agriculture and sustainable economic growth. Kisumu Governor Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o has called for the…
The High Court in Kisumu has ordered the government to publicly disclose details of its controversial duty-free rice importation programme, requiring key State agencies to explain how the scheme is being implemented. High Court, Justice Alfred Mabeya issued the directive after certifying as urgent a petition filed by the Ahero Rice Farmers Association, which is…
Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe has warned that the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), fueled by the misuse of veterinary medicines, could undermine Kenya’s access to lucrative international meat markets if urgent action is not taken. Speaking during the opening of the Kenya Meat Conference 2026 in Nyeri, Kagwe said…
Tea farmers in Kericho County have called for the immediate withdrawal of a newly introduced 0.8 per cent tea levy, saying the charge will deprive earnings further at a time when they are already grappling with poor returns and mounting production costs. Speaking during the 104th Ushirika Day celebrations held at Kericho Primary School, the…
