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KALRO to host field day on climate-smart fodder technologies in Kilifi

Sacco ReviewNovember 3, 202502 mins

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Dairy Research Centre, Msabaha, is set to host a Field Day on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at its Msabaha Centre in Kilifi County. The event, themed “Scaling Up Climate-Smart Fodder Technologies for Enhanced Livelihoods of Smallholder Farmers,” aims to promote innovative dairy and fodder production technologies that…

Senators call for completion of Galana Kulalu Food Security Electrification Project to boost farmers’ produce

Sacco ReviewNovember 3, 2025November 3, 202504 mins

Senators have called for the quick completion of the Ksh 2.98Billion Galana Kulalu Food Security Electrification Project set to light up Galana Kulalu scheme and help farmers run their activities with less expenditure. Speaking during infrastructure project oversight visit, Senate Committee of Energy chair Dr. Oburu Oginga said farmers need to get power to run…

Uasin Gishu dairy cooperatives urged to digitize records to enhance accountability

Sacco ReviewNovember 2, 202504 mins

Uasin Gishu County Government has urged the leadership of dairy farmers’ cooperative societies to digitize farmers record to enhance accountability and foster confidence among their members. Speaking during the training involving Moiben Sub-County dairy cooperative leaders organised by Ketha Africa, County Director for Cooperatives, Drucilla Cherogony, underscored the importance of building trust among farmers through digitisation…

Over 3000 farmers tipped during Agricultural Exhibition in Elgeyo Marakwet

Sacco ReviewNovember 2, 202504 mins

Over 3,000 farmers from across Elgeyo Marakwet County who convened at the Chebara Agricultural Training Center for the third edition of the County’s Agricultural Exhibition and Farmers’ Field Day were tipped on the modern agronomic practices. The event organised by the Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the exhibition is designed to enhance knowledge transfer…

Gov’t bans milk powder importation to protect local dairy farmers, industry

Sacco ReviewNovember 2, 202504 mins

The government has with immediate effect banned the importation of milk powder from neighbouring countries in a bid to protect the local dairy industry and farmers from unfavourable market competition. This decision follows a rise in Kenya’s milk production, which has made the country the second-largest milk producer in Africa after Egypt. The government says…

Nairobi Coffee Auction generates Ksh411 Million in recent weekly market

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 202502 mins

The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) has generated Ksh 411.8 million after the auction of 7,135 bags of coffee during the weekly market. The market fetched less compared to Ksh 565.4 million of last week after the sale of 8,674 bags of coffee. In the auction, 10 coffee brokers participated, offering 1,069 bags of grade AA…

CS Kagwe distributes nine milk coolers to farmer producer organizations and institutions in Nakuru

Sacco ReviewOctober 31, 202503 mins

The Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary CS Mutahi Kagwe has distributed nine milk coolers to farmer producer organizations and institutions in Nakuru County. The nine are part of 230 coolers procured through the Livestock Value Chain Support Project (LVCSP) at a cost of Ksh 1.2Billion. Speaking when he presided over the 69th Graduation Ceremony…

CS Kagwe calls for affordable, long-term financing for farmers through agriculture fund

Sacco ReviewOctober 30, 202505 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary, CS Mutahi Kagwe has called for a paradigm shift in agricultural financing, urging financial institutions to move away from short-term, high-interest lending and adopt long-term, low-interest facilities tailored to farmers’ realities. Speaking at the 8th World Congress on Rural and Agricultural Financing hosted by African Rural and…

PS Kilemi calls for stronger cooperatives, partnerships to boost Kenya’s coffee sector

Sacco ReviewOctober 29, 202504 mins

Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi has called for stronger cooperatives and partnerships to boost Kenya’s coffee sector, emphasizing the need for inclusive growth, value addition, and sustainable investment. Kilemi made the call while joining key stakeholders at the Governors and Diplomatic Missions Coffee Trade Roundtable during the East African Coffee Market and Conference (EACMC) 2025. The…

Mt Kenya farmers decry low macadamia prices, urge lifting of export ban

Sacco ReviewOctober 29, 202503 mins

Farmers from the Mt Kenya region are protesting low macadamia prices, blaming the government’s ban on the export of unprocessed nuts. Speaking in Murang’a on Tuesday, the farmers, through the Macadamia Growers of Kenya Association, said prices have fallen to between Ksh40 and Ksh70 per kilogramme, down from last year’s Ksh100–140. Association official Muriithi Gichabi…