Government seeks to boost local coffee consumption amid declining production

The Kenyan government is making bold moves to increase local coffee consumption to boost revenues, even as the country grapples with a drop in production. During the launch of its strategic plan yesterday, the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU) revealed that domestic coffee consumption remains worryingly low at just 19 percent. To address this,…

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Ruth Odinga: Embrace fruit, vegetable growing to boost income

Kisumu County Woman Rep Ruth Odinga wants farmers to diversify into aggressive fruits and vegetable growing to improve household food and nutrition security. She said that fruit and vegetable farming, if well exploited, can contribute to increased income for farmers. This will provide direct access to food that can be harvested, cooked, and served to…

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Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi flagging off the launching of sunflower seeds distribution under the edible oil crops promotion project.

Linturi tours Taita Taveta with bag of goodies for farmers

By Michael Oduor/ oduormichael2021@gmail.com Taita Taveta County has received a mobile grain dryer from the National Government in an effort to assist farmers in mitigating post-harvest losses. Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi while launching the dryers said the equipment comes in handy to ensure efficiency in drying grains. This will result…

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Farmers under The Potato Consortium to reap first harvest today

Potato farmers, who are the key players in the potato value chain “The Potato Consortium”, will today witness the harvesting of potatoes in the first demonstration farm in Kieni sub county, Nyeri county. The consortium, led by Co-operative Bank and the County Government of Nyeri alongside other consortium partners Yara E.A, Bayer E.A and Agrico PSA, will see the buyer of…

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