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Category: Rift Valley

Farmers during the Kitale Agricultural Show/Photo Courtesy

Trans Nzoia SACCOs to benefit from FAO supported climate project

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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….

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CECM Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives CPA Benard Cheruiyot with Commodities Fund CEO Mrs. Nancy Cheruiyot (right) during a courtesy call at the county offices./Photo by Philip Koech

Bomet County, Commodities Fund to partner to revive coffee farming

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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…

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KTDA offices.KTDA refutes fund diversion claims/photo courtesy

KTDA refutes fund diversion claims, says Ksh1.03B spent on Kericho, Bomet power projects

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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…

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Bomet tea farmers demand transparency, fairness in bonus payments

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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…

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South-Rift leaders to meet to plot new strategies to curb loses after low tea bonuses

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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…

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One of the large capacity cereals drier given to cooperatives in Trans Nzoia County. Photo by Godfrey Wamalwa

Cooperatives empowered as Trans Nzoia rolls out large capacity grain driers to curb post-harvest losses

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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…

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Officials from the Ministry of Cooperatives and the Bomet County Department of Cooperatives during a joint compliance review meeting aimed at strengthening governance in cooperative societies. Photo by Philip Koech

Bomet County, national govt join hands to strengthen cooperative governance

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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…

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Bomet county officials with Chebunyo Dairy officials at the dairy plant in Chepalungu sub county. Photo Philip Koech

Bomet dairy farmers set for transformation as Chebunyo plant nears completion

Sacco Review04 mins

Bomet dairy farmers are set to reap major economic benefits as the Chebunyo Milk Processing Plant nears completion, promising to stabilize milk prices, create jobs, and strengthen food security. The project, spearheaded through the Chebunyo Dairy Cooperative Society, has been hailed as a game-changer for thousands of smallholder farmers in the region. The cooperative movement…

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Bomet’s Mogogosiek tea farmers reject low bonus, demand major reforms

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Tea farmers in Mogogosiek, Bomet County, have rejected this year’s bonus payment of Ksh12 per kilogram, terming it unfair and far below their expectations. The farmers are now demanding urgent reforms in Kenya’s tea sector, including a forensic audit of factories, withdrawal of auction brokers, and a full separation of Kobel and Mogogosiek factories. Speaking…

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Stakeholders who convened in Lodwar to validate the draft Turkana County Agriculture Policy/ Photo courtesy

Turkana County moves to strengthen agriculture with draft policy

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Turkana County government has advanced efforts to boost agriculture after hosting a stakeholders’ forum in Lodwar to review and validate the draft Turkana County Agriculture Policy 2025. The two-day meeting brought together farmers, development partners, the private sector, local universities, policymakers, civil society groups, government agencies and other non-state actors. Discussions focused on refining the…

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