COFFEE FARMERS URGED TO INVOLVE YOUTH AS RUTO SIGNS NEW COFFEE ACT
For years, Kananu Mugambi watched coffee farming decline in Miriga Mieru, Meru County, as frustrated farmers abandoned their trees and some even uprooted them. But...
Agriculture
AVOCADO EXPORTS SET SIGHTS ON SH30 BILLION AS FARMERS URGED TO EXPAND ACREAGE
Kenya’s avocado industry is targeting Sh30 billion in export earnings by 2028, up from the current Sh15 billion, as growers in Meru and Tharaka Nithi...
STABLE SUGAR PRICES ASSURED DESPITE PRODUCTION CHALLENGES
The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has assured consumers that sugar supply in the country remains stable despite production challenges that have affected output since 2025....
GOVERNMENT UNLOCKS BILLIONS FOR AGRI EXPORTERS AS VAT REFUND BOTTLENECKS END
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary, Sen. Mutahi Kagwe, has unveiled a series of government interventions aimed at boosting Kenya’s agricultural export sector, anchored in...
CS KAGWE REJECTS MOVE TO MERGE HUMAN AND VETERINARY MEDICINES REGULATION
Agriculture and Livestock Development CS Mutahi Kagwe has firmly opposed proposals seeking to merge the regulation of human and veterinary medicines through bills currently before...
RELIEF FOR DAIRY FARMERS AS MERU’S SH200M FEED PLANT TAKES SHAPE
Dairy farmers in Meru County are poised for a major boost in productivity and profitability following the commissioning of machinery for the Sh200 million Meru...
DONOR FARM LOANS MUST PAY OFF FOR FARMERS, KAGWE TELLS COUNTIES
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has urged government agencies and county governments to approach donor-funded agriculture programmes with caution, warning that most such financing comes...
AVOCADO JACKPOT: ASK URGES FARMERS TO GROW MORE AS RAINS POUR
The Avocado Society of Kenya (ASK) is calling on farmers nationwide to take full advantage of the ongoing heavy rains to expand avocado cultivation and...