(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan households should prepare for further increases in food prices in the coming weeks as high fuel costs, rising production expenses and prolonged dry weather threaten supplies, even as farmers anticipate better harvests from the October to December rains. The Central Bank of Kenya’s September 2026 AgricultureContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan electric mobility manufacturer Lunghou Teketeke Group is targeting dairy farmers with electric motorcycles and cargo tricycles that it says can cut milk transport costs by up to 80%, as high logistics expenses weigh on milk production economics. The company says farmers using petrol powered motorcycles spendContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya plans to open 21 grain warehouses to private investors across nine counties in a move aimed at curbing exploitative middlemen and brokers in the agricultural supply chain. The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) will drive the concession deals under the warehouse receipts system (WRS). TheContinue Reading
(MAKUENI, KENYA) – Makueni County plans to hand over its KES 1 billion ($7.7 million) fruit processing factory to a private investor under a concession deal aimed at maximising output. The Public Private Partnership (PPP) unit of the National Treasury approved the concept note for the concession in September 2026,Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s milk shortage is a warning that high national production figures do not automatically translate into reliable supplies, affordable prices and food security for consumers, according to Stephen Mutoro, Secretary General of the Consumers Federation of Kenya. The current crisis exposes weaknesses in dairy sector planning, farmerContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan commercial banks increased agricultural lending by a record KES 53.1 billion ($410 million / GBP 309 million) in the year to June 2026, as stronger farm incomes and improved cash flows made the sector more attractive for credit. Agricultural credit rose 35.1% to KES 204.2 billionContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenyan sugarcane farmers earned an estimated KES 33.5 billion ($258 million / GBP 198 million) in the seven months to July as cane deliveries surged, boosting domestic sugar output and easing consumer prices. Farmers delivered 5.94 million tonnes of cane during the period, up from 4.12 millionContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – The Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) on Sunday held a Harvest Festival thanksgiving service at the ACK All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi, bringing together farmers, exhibitors and other agricultural sector stakeholders ahead of the Nairobi International Trade Fair. The thanksgiving service, which celebrates farmers’ contribution to foodContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Juja based exporter of avocados and herbs Karakuta Fresh Produce has sought regulatory approval to list on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in a move that will expand the agricultural segment of the market. In its application to the NSE and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), KarakutaContinue Reading
(MURANG’A, KENYA) – The government has challenged avocado processors operating in Murang’a County to stop treating waste as a burden and instead turn it into a source of jobs, income and new business opportunities. Environment, Climate Change and Forestry Cabinet Secretary Dr Deborah Barasa said avocado waste could be convertedContinue Reading
