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Kenyan coffee farmers earn Ksh1.75B more through direct export sales in March

Sacco ReviewMay 11, 202607 mins

Kenyan coffee farmers, cooperatives, and exporters earned significantly higher returns from direct coffee export sales in March 2026 as international buyers continued paying premium prices for high-quality and traceable Kenyan coffee outside the traditional auction system. According to a new report by the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), growers and exporters sold 1.70 million kilograms…

AFA Acting Director General Calistus Kundu

Macadamia farmers to form Cooperatives as sector sets Ksh 100 farm gate price

Sacco ReviewMay 7, 2026May 7, 202604 mins

Farmers in Kenya’s macadamia sector have agreed to form cooperatives as part of extensive reforms aimed at streamlining the value chain and improving earnings. The resolution was reached during a two-day forum that brought together Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) as a regulator, processors and farmers, where participants emphasized that cooperatives will enhance bargaining power,…

Nyandarua farmers urge AFA to review avocado export ban

Sacco ReviewOctober 13, 202504 mins

Avocado farmers in Nyandarua County have appealed to the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) to review its directive halting avocado exports from October 20, 2025, warning that the decision could adversely affect their income despite the authority’s good intention of protecting fruit quality and safeguarding Kenya’s international market reputation. The farmers argued that the blanket…

Gov’t grants 10 companies exclusive license to export coffee

Sacco ReviewAugust 25, 202504 mins

The government has issued exclusive coffee export licenses to 10 companies, this marks a significant step in the ongoing efforts to reform Kenya’s coffee sector and boost earning for smallholders farmers. In a gazette notice dated August 22, 2025, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announced its intention to grant the licenses under the Crops…

Sugar Belt Union pushes for more farmers’ representative slots in the decision making committee

Sacco ReviewJune 11, 202506 mins

The Kisumu sugar belt union now wants cane farmers to have more say in making of decisions affecting cane farmers. The members said that the composition of farmers in various committee was too minimal to make any meaningful impact. Union chairman Zedekiah Otene said more farmers should be incorporated in the pricing committee since they…

CS declares war on deadly farm chemicals

Sacco ReviewApril 18, 2025April 18, 202504 mins

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has declared an all-out war on toxic farm chemicals, vowing to rid the country of hazardous substances. Speaking in Meru recently, the CS noted that cancer cases are on the rise and growing fears about food safety in the country. Kagwe’s announcement signals a new era for Kenyan farming focusing on…