Food production constrained by costly fuel, farm inputs, survey finds
Costly fuel and higher input prices are the biggest challenges facing food production in the country according to a survey by the central bank. According...
Agriculture
Five million Kenyans face severe food shortage, World Bank warns
Below average rainfall this year coupled with the war in Ukraine is likely to drive up to five million Kenyans into acute food shortage according...
Businesses hit by low consumer demand ahead of general election
Companies have reported reduction in orders in the run-up to the general election according to the latest survey by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK)....
Ksh 8M milk processing plant commissioned in Kiambu County
Milk Production in Kiambu County has received a major boost after the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) launched a milk processing plant...
Govt. releases Ksh 8B for the maize subsidy programme
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....
Coffee sector players seek earnings boost as production cost soars
Players in the coffee sector have embarked on a new drive to boost farmers earnings which have been diminished by rising cost of production. A...
Elections 2022: Inside the candidates’ plan on agriculture
For years, the Agriculture sector has remained a backbone of Kenya’s economy, contributing close to 33 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
Kenya secures Ksh 7.3B from AfDB to extend fertilizer subsidy
Kenya is set to receive Ksh 7.4 billion ($63M) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support food security efforts amid rising cost of...
Nyamira agricultural park to cost Ksh. 33B
Kenya is seeking raw materials from the East African community to operationalize its 33 billion shillings Nyamira integrated agricultural park. The park which is set...
Dairy cooperative risks auction over Ksh 10M unpaid debt
Farmers belonging to Kiganjo Dairy Cooperative have called on state intervention as their cooling plant now stare at auction over a Ksh 10 million loan...