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Mango Farmers In Muranga Get Better Deal – Thanks To County Govt
Muranga County has entered into a deal with Two companies which are buying Mangoes at 16 per Kg, up from 4 bob. This is after aggregating farmers into a Cooperative…
Billionaire Rai family taps into hass avocado farming in Nakuru
The billionaire Rai family has extended its empire to hass avocado farming under the Menengai Orchards in Nakuru County as they diversify to fresh produce. The farm is currently growing…
Macadamia Farmers In Kenya Staring At Low Prices
Macadamia farmers in Kenya have been cautioned to brace for poor prices this year owing to fluctuations in the global market. Nut Traders Association of Kenya (Nutrak) chairperson Johnson Kihara…
Deals worth Sh3.1Bn expected to be struck at the 6th Edition of Africa Agri Expo in February 2023
Over 100 investors and potential business leads in the agriculture value chains from 35+ countries, are keen on setting up businesses and distribution set-ups in Kenya. Agriculture deals worth multi-million…
Huge Profits on tea, coffee and macadamia companies in Kenya
Listed agricultural firms have reaped from gains in commodity prices over the last year helping to fuel the growers’ sales and earnings. Among agricultural commodities to record an uplift through…
Coffee Farmers In Makueni County Get Free Seedlings
Over 1,000 farmers from Mbooni Sub-County in Makueni County benefited from coffee seedlings by the county government in a move to boost coffee farming in the area. The seedlings, a…
Kenyan Hass Avocado Demand On The Rise As Continuous Supply Becomes A Challenge
The Kenyan hass avocado market has been thriving over the past few years as the fruit’s popularity soared worldwide, and the Kenyan avocado has a special niche in the global…
COP 27: Kenya Advised To Shift From Planting To Growing Trees
Kenyans have been told to move from just planting trees to growing and ensuring that the trees mature. Photo credit: Oxfarm International Environment and Forestry CS Soipan Tuya said this…
Kenya Hass Avocado Export To China Hits 7 Billion In Just Three Months
Kenya’s exports of hass avocado to China hit Sh7 billion in three months to October exceeding the earnings that were realised in the first seven months of the year, highlighting…
NEW PLANS as agricultural exports hit hard by striking pilots as losses cross 200million
The government is sourcing an alternative freight mode for fresh produce exports, agriculture CS Mithika Linturi has said. This is in the wake of the Kenya Airways pilots' strike that…