Sacco Review|The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya
Rice farmers in Nyando, Kisumu county have been urged to join cooperative societies to enable them find ready markets for their produce as well as weed out cartels from their midst and ease access to credit. National Irrigation Authority (NIA) West Kenya Region Scheme Manager Kennedy Ouma said cooperatives are a vital element of development…
Machakos County Governor Wavinya Ndeti has declared that cooperative societies working with rogue officials to dispossess members of their lands will be dissolved. Speaking outside her office after holding deliberations with the Senate Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism following an invitation by Machakos Senator Agnes Kavindu and Drumvale Farmers’ Cooperative Society, the governor said…
The Coffee Brewers Bar through their CEO John Muli has assured coffee buyers of quality coffee from Machakos county and urged them to sample coffee from the region. Speaking during the Agricultural Society of Kenya South Eastern Kenya National Show exhibition held in Machakos, Muli argued that coffee from Tala and Kangundo areas in Machakos…
Directorate of Livestock Policy and Regulations representative Dr. William Akwimbi has expressed optimism that law and order will be restored in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock following the development of seven regulations to promote livestock production. Speaking in Kisumu during a public participation drive attended by stakeholders from Nyanza and Western regions, Dr. Akwimbi…
Tea farmers from Embu county have been trained on diversified farming methods which include planting fruit trees and food crops in a single field as well as livestock and aquaculture farming as a means to achieve food security and financial security. The training was courtesy of Daima Sacco. Speaking at Kigari Teachers Training College, Sacco…
By Kamundia Muriithi Farmers’ groups in Kirinyaga County are now an elated lot after they started reaping big from their projects which were funded by the County government. Governor Ann Waiguru’s administration through a program dubbed Wezesha Kirinyaga has offered support to over 473 groups by providing them with livestock, veterinary services, feeds and market…
By John Majau The Gankumbu Dairy Farmers Group in Tharaka Nithi County has received a donation of 1,000 packets of free semen, a milk ATM machine and milking cans from the Ministry of Agriculture. Delivering the items to 2,500 farmers in Chuka town recently, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya’s personal assistant Kofia Kaunani said the…
By Roy Hezron The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Co-operatives have defended the recent move of reviewing veterinary certification fees and payments in regard to import and export of livestock products and animal feed ingredients which are charged by the Directorate of Veterinary Services. The review saw the charges for imported livestock products increased…
By Our Reporter The agriculture sector is at risk of lowered productivity if the Government does not revert to zero-rated pesticides, according to Evelyn Lusenaka, Chief Executive Officer of the Agrochemical Association of Kenya (AAK). The organization has opposed the introduction of 16% VAT on pesticides saying the new tax will raise operations costs for…
By Erick Nyayiera Farmers in Siaya County have been warned against selling their produce at a throw away price. Siaya Governor Cornel Rasanga has observed that many farmers are likely to sell their produce at a throw away price following the projected bumper harvest this season, and therefore warned them not to do so. He…
