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Committee on cooperative urges new KCC in Sotik to prioritize farmers’ welfare

Sacco ReviewAugust 5, 202503 mins

The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has challenged the Sotik , New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) Limited management to recognize and support the efforts of farmers supplying milk to the facility. Members who concluded an inspection visit of the milk processing plant in Bomet County urged officials to prioritise farmers’ welfare…

Makueni hosts Agricultural show, farmers encouraged to embrace modern technologies

Sacco ReviewAugust 4, 2025August 4, 202503 mins

Makueni County recently held an Agricultural show, which brought together farmers and different agriculture stakeholders in the county. Speaking during the official launching of the Show at Makindu ground, deputy governor Lucy Mulili encouraged farmers and society in general to visit the agricultural show to learn different techniques of farming among other modern technologies. …

KEPHIS opposes seed Bill, warns of weakened oversight, rise in counterfeit seeds

Sacco ReviewAugust 1, 202505 mins

The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Board has strongly opposed the Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill 2025, warning that its enactment could weaken government oversight and expose farmers to substandard and counterfeit seeds. The board Managing Director Prof Theophilus Mutui also warned that unscrupulous traders may take advantage of the gap created by the…

Coffee farmers earn big as Nairobi auction nets sh553 million

Sacco ReviewJuly 31, 202505 mins

Kenyan coffee farmers have earned a significant boost this week after the Nairobi Coffee Exchange recorded sales worth Ksh553.1 million. The auction, held in Nairobi, saw 10,494 bags of coffee sold to twelve local and international buyers. This is a major increase from the previous week’s total of Sh190.5 million, signaling renewed strength in the…

Nyamira County partners with New KPCU to revitalize coffee farming

Sacco ReviewJuly 31, 202504 mins

Efforts to boost coffee farming in Nyamira County have received a significant push following a strategic collaboration between New Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (New KPCU) and the County Government. Speaking during a sensitization session was held on July 30, 2025, Nyamira County Agriculture Officers, led by Dr. Peris Oroko, County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for…

Kakamega farmers urged to embrace coffee farming to transform lives

Sacco ReviewJuly 31, 202502 mins

The Cabinet Secretary for Cooperatives, Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises Development Wycliffe Oparanya and Kakamega Governor Fernandes Barasa have encouraged farmers in Kakamega County to embrace coffee farming as a way of transforming their livelihoods and boosting the county’s economy. The two leaders made the appeal while leading a coffee farming and agronomy sensitization forum…

Good news for sugarcane farmers as gov’t raises cane prices

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202503 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has once again revised the minimum sugarcane price upwards. The prices have been raised from Ksh5, 500 to Ksh5, 750 per tonne, just three months after the last increase, which had seen the price move from Ksh5, 250 to Ksh5,500 per tonne in April. The latest Ksh250 increment…

State spearheads Galana Kulalu Project to transform arid land into fertile, food-producing zones

Sacco ReviewJuly 28, 202504 mins

The government through the National Irrigation Authority, (NIA) and the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation is spearheading the Galana Kulalu Food Security Project which aims to transform previously arid land into fertile, food-producing zones bolstering Kenya’s food security. The NIA’s primary role has been to construct essential irrigation infrastructure, including a comprehensive canal system,…

Laikipia Governor flags off 10,000 coffee seedlings to farmers

Sacco ReviewJuly 25, 202505 mins

In a symbolic push to rejuvenate Kenya’s famed coffee industry, Laikipia Governor Joshua Irungu formally flagged off the delivery of 10,000 certified coffee seedlings—a milestone in the wider “Revival of Coffee through Co-operative Societies Programme.” These seedlings mark the start of an ambitious county-wide rollout aiming to distribute half a million seedlings in Laikipia alone….

Gov’t warns traders against transit and export of raw macadamia nuts

Sacco ReviewJuly 25, 202502 mins

The government has warned traders exporting raw macadamia nuts (in shell and unprocessed macadamia) in the country. In a statement Agriculture and Food Authority Director General Dr Bruno Linyiru indicated that several consignments of the raw macadamia nuts alleged to be in transit through Kenya have been intercepted at various border points. The interception are…