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KCC to halt milk supply to Govt agencies over Ksh184.3M debt

Sacco ReviewAugust 27, 2024August 27, 202404 mins

Members of Parliament have instructed the New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) to halt milk supply to the State House and other government agencies that have pending bills worth Ksh184.3 million. This is after the New KCC Managing Director Samuel Ichura and Cooperatives Principal Secretary (PS) Patrick Kilemi appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Trade,…

Agriculture PS reveals Govt has distributed 100 mobile driers across the country

Sacco ReviewAugust 26, 202403 mins

Principal Secretary (PS) State Department for Agriculture Dr Paul Ronoh has revealed that the national government has distributed 100 mobile driers across the country to help minimize post-harvest losses. The PS speaking at Lulu Farm in Trans Nzoia County recently revealed that the county will receive 230 smaller driers on top of the 10 big…

Team set up to revive ailing Agriculture sub-sectors in the lake basin

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202404 mins

A six-member team has been constituted by the Kisumu County Government to revive key ailing sub-sectors of the economy that are critical to the growth of the lake side region. The team has been picked to collaborate with Equity Bank Kenya for intervention in revival of some ailing agriculture sub-sectors and enhance cross border trade….

Sugar industry union warns of backlash if rejected finance bill is reintroduced

Sacco ReviewAugust 24, 202404 mins

A sugar workers union has warned of a major backlash if the rejected Finance Bill 2024 is forced down the throats of Kenyans. The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation Workers (KUSPAW) Secretary General Francis Wangara said Kenyans will resist attempts to reintroduce the bill. Speaking in his Kisumu office, Wangara observed that there is nothing…

Agriculture Ministry seeks to hire 2,000 youth in agribusiness space

Sacco ReviewAugust 23, 2024August 23, 202403 mins

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has announced that seeks to hire 2,000 youth in the agribusiness space through the Enable Youth Kenya programme. In a memo seen by Sacco Review dated August 15, 2024, signed by the Principal Secretary (PS) for Agriculture Dr Kiprono Rono and addressed to the clerk of the National…

Hurry the passing of Cooperatives Bill into law, Gachagua tells Parliament

Sacco ReviewAugust 23, 2024August 23, 202403 mins

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has called on the Parliament to fast-track the passing of the Cooperatives Bill into law to streamline the cooperative societies sector. “The problem that we have regarding coffee, tea, dairy milk and other cash crops is governance in our societies. I want to call upon our MPs and Senators to quicken…

Agriculture and food authority launches 2023-2027 strategic plan

Sacco ReviewAugust 22, 2024August 22, 202403 mins

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) yesterday launched its Strategic Plan 2023-2027 which will serve as a blueprint as they chart their course toward sustainable agriculture, food security and economic prosperity. The five-year plan, which will provide a roadmap anchored to its mandate as stipulated in the Agriculture and Food Authority Act No. 13 of…

Agriculture CS urges development of strategies to improve seed quality

Sacco ReviewAugust 21, 2024August 21, 202404 mins

The Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Andrew Mwihia Karanja, has urged agriculture stakeholders and organizations to develop strategies to improve the quality of seeds to enable them to withstand climate variability. Speaking while inaugurating the first International Seed Quality Conference at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) headquarters in Nairobi…

Kenya Seed MD blames subsidized fertilizer for shortage of maize seed in the country

Sacco ReviewAugust 14, 202405 mins

Kenya Seed Company Managing Director Sammy Chepsiror has admitted that there was a shortage of maize seed in the country this year, blaming it subsidized fertilizer by the government. Speaking when he appeared before the National Assembly Committee on Agriculture and Livestock yesterday to answer questions over the shortage of maize seed during the last…

Govt to address challenges in Agriculture to improve food security

Sacco ReviewAugust 8, 202404 mins

The government has assured farmers in the country that it is going to address challenges facing the agriculture sector in the country in a bid to improve food security in the country. Principal Secretary (PS) in the State Department of Agriculture Dr Kiprono Rono who was speaking during the just concluded Kisumu Regional ASK show…