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The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has come out strongly to dismiss allegations that over Ksh 1 billion contributed by farmers from the West of the Rift Valley were diverted to other regions. In a press release issued on Tuesday, KTDA affirmed that the funds were fully accounted for and used exclusively on power projects…
Kenyan farmers are set to benefit from a new tractor financing scheme launched to ease access to modern farming equipment and boost agricultural productivity. The initiative, unveiled on Monday in Kimana, Loitokitok Sub-county, Kajiado County, is a joint effort between Equity Bank Kenya and Inchcape Kenya Ltd, the official distributor of New Holland agricultural machinery….
Avocado farmers in Nyandarua County have appealed to the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to review its directive halting avocado exports from October 20, 2025, warning that the decision could adversely affect their income despite the authority’s good intention of protecting fruit quality and safeguarding Kenya’s international market reputation. The farmers argued that the blanket…
Tea farmers in Bomet County have called for urgent reforms in the tea sector to address disparities in bonus payments and improve farmer welfare. During a tea farmers consultative meeting held in Mogogosiek in Konoin sub county, Bomet county, the growers voiced concern over wide differences in bonus payments across factories despite similar production levels…
Members of Parliament, MPs from the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock put the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) on the spot over the inflated expenditure which surpassed the approved 2024/25 FY budget. Led by the Committee Vice-Chairperson, Brighton Yegon (Konoin), the lawmakers speaking during the inspection on Thursday October 9, questioned…
Leaders from the South- Rift Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Zone are set to convene on Monday, October 13, for a high-level meeting at Mogogosiek in Bomet County aimed at developing actionable strategies to revitalize the tea sector and enhance farmer earnings. Organized under the #MesendetMovement, the much-anticipated forum is expected to attract directors and…
Taita Taveta County leadership has issued a strong call to livestock farmers to register with ward-based cooperatives, positioning these organizations as the primary gateway to accessing critical veterinary services and agricultural support under the newly launched National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project. Speaking during the launch of the National E-Voucher Vaccination program at Manoa, Mwatate…
Kenya is gearing up for a major milestone in its coffee sector as preparations near completion for the country’s first online coffee auction, a move aimed at opening the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) to global buyers and dismantling long-standing market cartels. Cabinet Secretary for agriculture and livestock Mutahi Kagwe, and his counterpart from the Ministry…
The revival of Kenya’s cotton and sisal industries may soon become a reality following renewed efforts by the Ministry of Agriculture to operationalize the Draft Crops (Fibre Crops and Crop Fibres) Regulations, 2025. Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on Delegated Legislation, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the proposed regulations are critical to revitalizing…
The government has directed the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) to release Ksh2.7 billion to tea farmers as part of their 2024–2025 bonus payments, following the recovery of funds previously held in two collapsed banks. In a letter addressed to KTDA Holdings Chief Executive Officer Wilson Muthaura, Principal Secretary in the State Department for Agriculture,…
