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 …
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Govt. releases Ksh 8B for maize subsidy programme in Kenya
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 …
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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 …
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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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Rice farming in Ahero irrigation scheme has peaked a notch higher after the National Irrigation Authority introduced mechanized rice harvesting to the local framers. Nyanza Regional Coordinator for the National …
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AfDB approves $134 million loan to Nigeria for food production
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $134 million loan for the National Agriculture Growth Scheme – Agro Pocket program in Nigeria to scale up food production and …
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AfricaAgricultureEastern AfricaFood ProductionKenya
Coffee prices rally on high demand as tea record marginal decline
The commodity markets registered a mixed fortune in the latest auction with coffee prices rising for a second time in a row while tea fell marginally. According to the Nairobi …
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The average price of tea sold at the Mombasa auction has decreased marginally to USD2.24 (Sh264) per kilogram compared to the USD 2.25(Sh265) recorded during the previous sale. Data from …
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Govt Leverages On Post-Harvest Technologies To Minimise Losses For Nyanza Rice Farmers
The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) in partnership with private entities has deployed post-harvest technologies in rice farming areas in the Nyanza region to address post-harvest losses at the farm level. …
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South Africa rooibos tea industry pays out to indigenous people
South Africa’s rooibos tea industry paid R12.2 million ($716,000) to groups representing indigenous people in the country. This payment is part of a benefit-sharing agreement to recognize the original cultivators …