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Horticultural farmers in Nyandarua County have urged the national government to install cooling plants in all sub counties for the preservation of their products before they are transported to major cities like Nairobi and Nakuru. Speaking in Olkalou, the farmers said as a result of the increase in the price of petroleum products, at times…
The Lake Region Economic Bloc (LREB) has called for the implementation of the past recommendations seeking to revive the ailing sugar sub-sector. Speaking during a sugar summit in Kakamega, LREB chairperson Professor Peter Anyang Nyong’o said the resolutions, such as those contained in the 2019 Sugar Industry Stakeholders Task Force Report were good hence the…
Kericho county Chief Officer for Agriculture Willy Rop has urged farmers in the region to cooperate with agripreneurs in the ongoing data collection exercise. He stressed that it’s important to provide accurate farm information since it helps the government plan its projects. Some of the data required include farmer identity, land size, technology, management practices,…
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…
More than 12,500 farmers are expected to double their harvests once the first phase of the Lower Nzoia Irrigation project is completed as they will be able to do two seasons of rice a year. Irrigation Principal Secretary (PS) Ephantus Kimotho said farmers will get enough water by gravity when the Ksh3.8 billion project is…
Sweet potato farmers from Kuria in Migori County have expressed concern over the reducing prices of the crop. Led by Joyce Maroa, the farmers urged the government to chip in and help them get good prices for their produce. They blamed the county government for not completing the construction of the potato processing factory in…
Bungoma county leaders have urged the youth in the region to embrace hass avocado farming as an alternative source of income. Speaking during the official opening of Sisi Village produce demonstration centre for hass avocado and bee keeping projects in Kanduyi constituency, area MP John Makali and his Bumula counterpart Jack Wamboka urged locals to…
Over 70,000 farmers have benefited from loans worth Ksh 1 billion since the inception of the Agricultural Finance Corporation’s (AFC) cheap credit scheme in 2018 that targets to benefit women on agri-finance in Kenya. The money was accessed through Saccos, microfinance institutions and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with AFC projecting to reach out…
Retired teacher Simon Kabui Kabosh invested heavily in farming using loans he borrowed after saving with Eco-Pillar Sacco. The man who retired in January this year taught in many schools in West Pokot County and retired while serving as the head-teacher of Propoi Primary School. He lives in Aruba village, Sinyerere Scheme, Cherangany Sub County…
Greenland Fedha Limited, a subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), has issued loans worth Ksh10 billion this year compared to the Ksh5 billion it disbursed to small scale tea farmers the year before. The high amount issued follows the company’s move to deep slash the interest rates in December 2021. Greenland Fedha Limited Chairman…
