Kenya Seed disadvantaged as government cancels new maize price hikes

The 2025 planting season has arrived, and both seed and commercial maize farmers are concerned whether the proceeds from last year’s harvest will sustain production, especially given the recent 30% price increase by seed companies. Seed maize growers, who had already signed contracts with the State-controlled Kenya Seed Company (KSC) for the current season at…

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Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development CS, Andrew Mwihia Karanja, inaugurates the first International Seed Quality Conference. Photo Courtesy.

Agriculture CS urges development of strategies to improve seed quality

The Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Andrew Mwihia Karanja, has urged agriculture stakeholders and organizations to develop strategies to improve the quality of seeds to enable them to withstand climate variability. Speaking while inaugurating the first International Seed Quality Conference at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) headquarters in Nairobi…

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