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Kenya, Italy partner to establish coffee training centre to boost sector

Sacco ReviewMarch 30, 202603 mins

Kenya has partnered with Italy to construct a coffee training centre at the Coffee Research Institute, in a move aimed at revitalizing the country’s coffee sector and improving productivity, quality, and climate resilience. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony, Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe said the government is targeting to double coffee production…

AFA calls for cane development to stem recurrent shortages

Sacco ReviewMarch 29, 202603 mins

Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has called upon cane farmers to immediately embark on development of the crop in order to stem the recurrent shortages that have been witnessed in the past. Speaking at Chemelil Sugar Company during a joint medical eye camp, AFA director Samuel Ong’ow said the only option to combat cane shortages…

Eldama Ravine farmers trained on modern farming practices

Sacco ReviewMarch 28, 202602 mins

Farmers from Eldama Ravine and surrounding areas yesterday benefited from a training and empowerment programme at ATC Lembus Perkerra aimed at strengthening agriculture and improving livelihoods. The event brought together Principal Secretaries Dr. Chris Kiptoo, Treasury, Dr. Kiprono Rono, Agriculture, and John Kipchumba Tanui, ICT alongside Gideon Kimaiyo ‘Sonko’, who engaged farmers on modern farming…

AFA announces avocado export resumption starting April 2

Sacco ReviewMarch 27, 202605 mins

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has officially announced the resumption of avocado harvesting for export by sea shipment, effective April 2, 2026. This follows a suspension on avocado sea exports for the 2025/2026 season, which was imposed in October 2025 to address concerns over immature fruit harvesting and to protect the integrity of Kenya’s…

Govt to fund Toror Tea Factory as it separates with Tegat factory

Sacco ReviewMarch 27, 202606 mins

The government will fund the Toror Tea Factory in Kericho County to the tune of Ksh 76 million for upgrading its infrastructure and aiding in value addition. This was revealed by the Principal Secretary in the Department of Agriculture Dr. Kiprono Rono, who said that the money will be allocated to the factory as a…

Kirinyaga Governor wants coffee cooperatives Ksh 1.6Bn debt waived to accelerate growth

Sacco ReviewMarch 27, 202604 mins

Kirinyaga County Governor Anne Waiguru has called on the national government to fast-track the waiver of Ksh1.06 billion in debts owed by 14 local coffee cooperatives. Waiguru said the debt burden is hindering the full revival of the coffee sector and continues to weigh heavily on farmers. Waiguru emphasized that resolving this issue would complement…

NCPB to buy 4.5Million maize bags as Senate Committee reviews its food security and grain stocks

Sacco ReviewMarch 26, 202603 mins

The Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, chaired by Bungoma County Senator David Wakoli has engaged the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) to review Kenya’s food security status, focusing on grain reserves, storage, and post-harvest management. Members were informed that the National Grain Reserve currently has no maize stocks, with only 1,942 bags of beans…

Kagwe urges tea stakeholders to seek new markets amid global trade shocks

Sacco ReviewMarch 25, 202604 mins

The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Mutahi Kagwe has called for urgent reforms in Kenya’s tea sector to help it withstand global economic shocks and secure the livelihoods of farmers. Speaking during a high level consultative meeting with KTDA Holdings Limited and the Tea Board of Kenya, the CS warned that external geopolitical…

Kagwe calls on developed nations to finance Africa’s climate-smart agriculture to cure global food security

Sacco ReviewMarch 23, 202603 mins

Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called on the developed nations and global investors to urgently finance climate-smart agriculture in Africa, warning that inaction could destabilize global food systems. Speaking at the 3rd Climate Change Global Business Summit on Africa in Nairobi, CS Kagwe said climate change is no longer a future…

Govt injects Ksh3.5Million to refurbish tea factories, boost farmer earnings

Sacco ReviewMarch 22, 202607 mins

The government has injected Kh3.5 billion to refurbish tea factories to meet international standards and also enable them to do value addition on tea for better prices at the tea auction center in Mombasa. Speaking at Olenguruone Tea Factory during the issuing of a corporation certificate to the factory to enable it operate autonomously as a…