Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
All is now set for this year’s Maa Cultural and Tourism Festival, scheduled to take place from Tuesday, November 4th to 9th at Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County. The event will bring together members of the Maasai community from across the region to celebrate their rich heritage and traditions. The annual festival, which showcases…
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 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…
Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) and farmer groups across 20 wards in Trans Nzoia County are set to benefit from a five-year environmental initiative aimed at promoting low-carbon agricultural activities. The initiative, known as TUNZA, is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and seeks to rehabilitate degraded areas such as open quarries and eroded lands….
Bomet County is set to seal partnership with the Commodities Fund to revitalize coffee farming in the region and boost farmers’ yields. This is after the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Cooperatives led by County Executive Committee Member (CECM) CPA Benard Cheruiyot, hosted a delegation from the Commodities Fund, led by Chief Executive Officer…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has come out strongly to dismiss allegations that over Ksh 1 billion contributed by farmers from the West of the Rift Valley were diverted to other regions. In a press release issued on Tuesday, KTDA affirmed that the funds were fully accounted for and used exclusively on power projects…
Tea farmers in Bomet County have called for urgent reforms in the tea sector to address disparities in bonus payments and improve farmer welfare. During a tea farmers consultative meeting held in Mogogosiek in Konoin sub county, Bomet county, the growers voiced concern over wide differences in bonus payments across factories despite similar production levels…
Leaders from the South- Rift Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Zone are set to convene on Monday, October 13, for a high-level meeting at Mogogosiek in Bomet County aimed at developing actionable strategies to revitalize the tea sector and enhance farmer earnings. Organized under the #MesendetMovement, the much-anticipated forum is expected to attract directors and…
The cooperative movement in Trans Nzoia County has received a major boost after the county government, operationalized large-capacity cereal driers across several key cooperatives. The move is part of the county’s Post-Harvest Loss Management Initiative, aimed at helping farmers reduce grain losses and improve profitability. Through the Department of Agriculture and Cooperatives, the county has…
The County government of Bomet and the national government has joined hand in strengthening governance and promote accountability in Bomet County’s cooperative societies. The engagement, held on Friday at the Department of Cooperatives offices, brought together officers from the Bomet County Department of Cooperatives and the Ministry of Cooperatives and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises…
