A tractor harvests sugar at a sugarcane plantation.

Government sets new minimum sugarcane price at Ksh5,500 per tonne

The government has announced a new minimum price of KSh5,500 per tonne for sugarcane, a move aimed at balancing the interests of farmers and millers while responding to changing market conditions in the country’s sugar industry. In a directive dated April 24, 2026, the Kenya Sugar Board instructed all licensed millers to adopt the new…

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PS State Department for Agriculture Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh at Torsogek Coffee Farmers Cooperative in Kericho County.

PS Ronoh assures govt will restore profitability to coffee sector

Principal Secretary – State Department for Agriculture, Dr. Kipronoh Ronoh, has assured coffee farmers that the government is committed to restore profitability to the coffee sector. The PS attended Torsogek Coffee Farmers Cooperative in Kericho County to celebrate a key milestone said the coffee industry which supports around 5 million Kenyans must be supported. The…

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