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Kenya- Iran tea trade has been shaken following the US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap a 25 per cent tariff on any country trading with Iran. The country is set lose more as Tehran has been a prolific tea importer and a strategic security partner of Washington, in an awkward bind. “Effective immediately, any…
The Nyambene Miraa Farmers and Traders Association (Nyamita) is pushing for the removal of miraa from the Narcotic and Psychotropic Substances Act 1994. Appearing before Parliament recently, the association urged legislators to prioritise removing the stimulant crop from the list of drugs, as scheduled by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug…
The Coffee market at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has resumed its weekly auction following the December break, netting Ksh1.5 billion from the sale of 24,890 bags sourced from estates and cooperative societies. This follows a strong performance between October and December 16, where the auction generated Ksh 9.3 billion from 150,008 bags. In the…
Kenya’s agriculture sector expanded by 3.2% in the third quarter of 2025, which is the slowest pace in more than two years as declines in key export crops outweighed gains in milk deliveries and cut flower shipments, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has reported. KNBS said the sector’s growth eased from 4.0% in…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned that Kenya is likely to face a food insecurity crisis, driven by prolonged drought, declining domestic rice production and widening supply gaps. He said that the Country produces less than 20 per cent of the rice it consumes and is projected to face a deficit of more than…
Murang’a County Government has rolled out digital maize seed distribution to fast-track distribution of certified seedlings and farm inputs to 175,000 registered maize farmers. This follows the successful Christmas and New Year gifts pilot, where 350 shops reached 150,000 residents across nine sub-counties. Governor Irungu Kang’ata, speaking during the event, said the digital platform simplifies…
The government has unveiled far-reaching reforms aimed at transforming Kenya’s tea sector, raising smallholder farmers’ incomes and strengthening the country’s competitiveness in the global tea market. Under the new reform programme, smallholder tea farmers could earn up to Ksh100 per kilogramme of green leaf by 2027, nearly double the current average returns. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary…
Kenya has formally withdrawn from the COMESA Sugar Safeguard regime after 24 years, marking what officials describe as a confident transition for the country’s sugar industry. Kenya Sugar Board Chief Executive Officer Jude Chesire said the safeguard, which expired on November 30, 2025, had achieved its purpose as a temporary, reform‑driven instrument to stabilize and…
Cane farmers across Kenya have commended President William Ruto for his commitment to revamping the sugar sector, noting that his reforms are already bearing fruit. Led by Kenya National Federation of Sugar Cane Farmers Secretary General Killion Osur Anyango, the farmers said the president’s initiatives must be supported by other industry players to ensure smooth…
Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has renewed calls for radical reforms in Kenya’s coffee industry, urging the government to scrap the Coffee Act (Cap 333), which he described as oppressive and a stumbling block to farmer empowerment and fair pricing. In a statement issued Saturday, Ole Kina said the time had come to fully liberalise…
