Looming sugar crisis as shortage hits COMESA market
Sugar prices are expected to rise further in the coming months due to an acute shortage of the commodity in the COMESA market. This comes amidst a ban on sugarcane milling
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Agriculture
Farmers get climate-smart seeds
At least 20,000 farmers in the Eastern region can now access climate smart seeds, thanks to more than 300 community growers who produced over 20 metric tons of drought-tolerant crops, resistant. The
Read onKALRO to propagate cotton seeds
The drive to revive cotton farming in the country has received a major boost after the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization (KALRO) rolled out a cotton seed production drive. The initiative
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Murang’a farmers Demand compensation from monkey invasion
Scores of Murang’a farmers have petitioned the National Assembly seeking compensation after vervet monkeys wreak havoc in their farms. The more than 2,000 farmers drawn from various parts of the county
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Gov’t, Trade Mark Africa sign an MoU on ASDG
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Trade Mark Africa to partner on the Agriculture Sector Data Gateway (ASDG). During the event, Kello Harsama,
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