Avocado seedlings.- Photo courtesy

Meru farmers to receive six million avocado, cocoa seedlings

Meru farmers will receive six million seedlings, including five million avocado and one million cocoa seedlings. The programme aims to diversify farming, boost incomes and expand production of high value crops. Farmers will also receive extension services and training to support crop management and value addition. Meru farmers are set to receive new planting materials…

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Nandi’s Chebut Tea Factory gets Sh79.1m boost for modernisation

Chebut Tea Factory in Nandi has received a Ksh79.1 million government grant for modernisation. The funding will upgrade machinery, improve processing efficiency and enhance tea quality and value addition. Mutahi Kagwe urged farmers to maintain quality plucking standards and support efforts to develop specialty teas and new markets. Tea farmers in Nandi County have reason…

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Meru Central Coffee Cooperative Union Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Duncan Kiambia Marete speaking during a presser at his office in Meru town.- Photo/ John Majau

Meru coffee farmers appeal for subsidised fertiliser

Meru coffee farmers seek subsidised fertiliser to lower production costs. Union secures Sh150 million through Cooperative Bank to support specialised farm inputs. Farmers urged to resume coffee farming as prices improve and middlemen are phased out. Coffee farmers in Meru County have appealed to the national government to consider supplying them with subsidised fertiliser to…

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Taita Taveta Governor Andrew Mwadime signing a dummy cheque issued to Taita Taveta Banana (TATABA) FCS Limited.- Photo/courtesy

Taita Taveta governor hands Sh29.9m to dairy, banana co-ops

Three Taita Taveta cooperatives receive Ksh29.9 million to boost dairy and banana value chains. Tagho Dairy gets Ksh14.9 million, Taita Taveta Banana Ksh8.6 million and Mwafugha Dairy Ksh5.81 million. Governor Andrew Mwadime urges farmers to embrace cooperatives and value addition. Three farmer cooperatives in Taita Taveta County have received Ksh 29.9 million to boost dairy…

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Kiambu dairy farmers seek quality feeds, breeding aid

Kiambu dairy farmers want improved access to quality animal feeds and sexed semen to boost milk production. Farmers cite poor genetics, substandard feeds and aflatoxin contamination as key challenges affecting dairy productivity. Limited milk cooling facilities are also affecting milk quality, forcing some farmers to travel long distances for services. Dairy farmers in Kiambu County…

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Governor Malombe issues a smart driving licence to a rider. Photo/courtesy

Malombe issues smart licences, calls for boda boda Saccos

Malombe issued smart licences to 783 trained boda boda riders. He urged riders to join Saccos for savings and access to credit. Only 21 per cent of Kitui’s 13,598 riders have licences. Kitui County Governor Julius Makau Malombe has issued smart driving licences to 783 boda boda operators who completed road safety and professional riding…

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The newly launched Sacco by the clergy dubbed "Maendeleo Ya Jamii Sacco'' in remote area of Meru County to cater for the small scale traders. Photo/courtesy

Meru clergy launch new Sacco for small-scale traders

Meru clergy launched Maendeleo Ya Jamii Sacco to support small traders, farmers and low income earners with affordable loans and savings. Members pay Ksh500 to register, buy shares from Ksh1,000 and can access loans from Ksh2,000. Leaders urged residents to save, invest and join the Sacco to grow their businesses. Residents of Ruiri-Rwarera ward in…

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