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Over 51,000 Kirinyaga, Embu tea farmers to benefit from sustainable agriculture training

Sacco ReviewSeptember 11, 202506 mins

More than 51,000 smallholder tea growers in Kirinyaga and Embu counties, are set to benefit from a six-month training programme spearheaded by the Rainforest Alliance under the Mount Kenya Sustainable Landscape and Livelihoods (MUSULLI) Project. Speaking in Kirinyaga, Rainforest Alliance Country Director Marion Ng’ang’a said the initiative, themed “Pesa Mfukoni” is designed to equip farmers with…

ODPC urges public to report personal data misuse cases

Sacco ReviewMarch 19, 202505 mins

The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has called on members of the public to exercise their rights as outlined in data protection laws to guard against misuse by organizations. The Data Commissioner, Immaculate Kassait, emphasized that reporting cases of data misuse will enable the ODPC to investigate within 90 days, leading to determinations…

Embu moves to have all boda boda riders join saccos

Sacco ReviewFebruary 13, 202508 mins

The County government of Embu has launched campaigns to bring more than 8ooo boda boda riders under Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) in a bid ensure soberness, decency and profitable financial management in the industry. In one of the most elaborate ever collaborations between the riders and the devolved government, Embu Governor Cecily Njagi…

Mbarire promises to help Embu bodaboda riders form Sacco

Sacco ReviewMarch 5, 2024March 5, 202405 mins

Thousands of boda boda operators in Embu County will be supported to launch a Sacco to enable them save and access loans and motor cycles, Governor Cecily Mbarire has announced. Governor Mbarire said once founded the Sacco would ensure that the boda boda operators are not subjected to exploitation by shylocks who charge unwarranted interests…

Italian agency to help dairy farmers increase production by 70%

Sacco ReviewNovember 17, 2023November 17, 202305 mins

The Italian Agency for Development Cooperative (IADC) has offered to support 15,000 farmers in 30 dairy cooperatives in Meru, Tharaka Nithi and Embu counties to improve livestock and increase milk production by 70 per cent. Set to be under the management of an Italian non-governmental organization AVSI, which has been overseeing agricultural economic recovery projects…

Coffee delivery to NCE resumes despite cartel interference

Sacco ReviewNovember 4, 2023November 4, 202303 mins

Farmers have welcomed the gradual increase in coffee deliveries to the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) amid the standoff between the government and coffee cartels. The increased deliveries come at a time when coffee management regulations reforms have caused a near stagnation of the auction and exports. The slow movement is partly blamed on the demand…

Governor Mbarire promises to fight cartels in coffee sub-sector

Sacco ReviewSeptember 7, 2023September 7, 202302 mins

Embu Governor Cecily Mbarire has promised to fight cartels in the coffee sub-sector as a move to ensure farmers get the right and good income from their produce. Addressing the press at Runyenjes town in Embu County, the governor pointed out that better prices for coffee produce will lead to improved livelihood for farmers. The…

Embu khat farmers want the crop classified as food

Sacco ReviewAugust 18, 2023August 18, 202305 mins

Embu stakeholders in the khat farming industry now want the government to delist the crop as a drug and classify it as a food crop. They want both miraa and muguka, the two sub-species of the khat family, to be included in the food basket of the country to improve its production and sale. Talking…

Farmers want formation of Sacco to streamline bee farming

Sacco ReviewJuly 20, 2023July 20, 202303 mins

Bee farmers in Embu County are championing the creation of a Sacco to streamline the production and marketing of honey and products of beekeeping. Catherine Ruguru Nyagah, the coordinator of the farmers in Embu County, said the formation of a Sacco to deal with bee farming is now in the final stages and will eventually…

SMEs appeal for help to venture into sustainable productions

Sacco ReviewJune 5, 2023June 5, 202304 mins

Small rural based enterprises, especially women groups in Embu county, have appealed for help from various experts in the cooperative movement to help them create ecofriendly products. One such enterprise is Kiritiri Kwimenya Self Help Group which makes eco-friendly Kiondo bags from sisal fibre. The bags are mainly sold through barter trade with maize growers…