The government will on Tuesday open bids for interested investors who want to lease the five State-owned sugar mills. The Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS), Peter Munya said that the procurement processes of the leases were on track in line with Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015. The Ministry had received Cabinet approval to invite […]
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If there is one crop that has suddenly become a craze among farmers across the country, it is the Hass avocado. From Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Embu to Meru, traditional cash crops are fast being wiped out, with avocado trees taking their space on the farms. In Kirinyaga, some farmers have cut down their coffee bushes replacing […]
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The Nakuru County government has unveiled a Food Safety Coordinating Committee tasked with ensuring fruits, vegetables and herbs meant for local consumption were as safe as those destined for export. The County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture and Fisheries, Immaculate Maina noted that the country is registering rising cases of food-related diseases owing to poor […]
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A section of KTDA directors from Murang’a county want reinstatement of the defunct Tea Board of Kenya so as to revitalize the sub sector. The Directors, drawn from 10 tea factories in the county have said lack of Tea Board has posed challenges in marketing of the produce in international markets. Led by the Chairman […]
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The government has proposed new policy regulatory and administrative framework to reenergize the ailing tea sector in the country. The Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS), Peter Munya said the regulatory reforms were critical in revitalizing the sorry state in the tea sub sector to ensure that farmers got the value of their toil. “Government agenda is […]
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