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Kenyan agricultural firm Kakuzi PLC has exported its first cargo of Hass variety avocados to Shanghai, China. The agricultural company described it as a momentous event for the firm. “Historic …
The United States says it will invest an additional $55 million in Nigeria’s agricultural sector to support food security. The US embassy and consulate in Nigeria disclosed this in a …
Kakuzi PLC is set to export its first hass variety avocado consignment to China this weekend. The firm began field harvesting on Friday as part of the firm’s systems trial …
Tanzanian authorities on Sunday launched the cultivation of 11,453 hectares of block farms for the youth in the country’s central region of Dodoma. Hussein Bashe, the Minister for Agriculture, the …
Kenya is eager to commence the sale of black tea in China amid growing demand for the product in the vast Chinese market. This intention was made clear recently by …
The first miraa consignment is expected to leave Kenya for Somalia Sunday, 24th July 2022. In a twitter post, the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) announced that Agriculture Cabinet Secretary …
The Kenya Tea Development Agency(KTDA) has continued to invest in green energy as it moves to assist farmers to access renewable forms of energy while cutting electricity costs. The Agency …
Agriculture CS Peter Munya says the government has released Ksh 8 billion in order to finance the 4-week National Maize Flour Subsidy Programme announced Wednesday. The funds will allow millers …
Traders are seeking more than Sh175million from the government to cover the reduction of the cost of maize flour to Sh100. In a statement, the traders through the Retail Trade …
The coffee auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) recorded a 5% increase in prices, the second time in a row since the auction reopened last week after a one-month …
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