AFA Acting Director General Calistus Kundu
AFA Acting Director General Calistus Kundu speaking during the a two-day farmers forum. Photo Courtesy

Macadamia farmers to form Cooperatives as sector sets Ksh 100 farm gate price

Farmers in Kenya’s macadamia sector have agreed to form cooperatives as part of extensive reforms aimed at streamlining the value chain and improving earnings. The resolution was reached during a two-day forum that brought together Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) as a regulator, processors and farmers, where participants emphasized that cooperatives will enhance bargaining power,…

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Agriculture and Livestock Development CS Mutahi Kagwe/Photo Courtesy

CS Kagwe calls for intensified farmer sensitization on pest control to safeguard macadamia sector

The Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has called for intensified farmer sensitization on pest control issued to safeguard Kenya’s macadamia sector. According to the Chairperson for Macadamia Association of Kenya, Jane Maigua, he has warned that harmful pesticides and aggressive pest attacks are destroying up to 40% of national production, an…

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