Coffee prices up 5pc on higher demand by processors
Coffee farmers will continue earning good prices for their beans after coffee prices at Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) increased by 5pc during the latest auction....
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Farmers not fully benefitting from high global prices
The cost of producing a kilo of coffee has doubled on high price of farm inputs and fuel. Kenya Coffee Producers Association, Chairman, Peter Gikonyo,...
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...
KMC lines up Ksh 25M to buy livestock in drought-hit Makueni
The Kenya Meat Commission (KRC) has embarked on livestock offtake programme that will see farmers in Makueni County paid Ksh 25 million. The initiative which...
The cost of fertilizer in Zambia has been on an upswing over the past few months due to price hikes
Farmers in Zambia are feeling the pressure of the rising prices of fertilizer and fuel, as the prolonged conflict between the world’s two biggest grain...
Farmers challenged to embrace crop diversification and value addition
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya says the vast 10,000-acre Miwani nuclear estate remains the property of the government and that plans are underway to revive...
New breeds by KALRO helps Narok farmers increase milk production
More than 100 dairy farmers in Narok County have reported an increase in milk output following the introduction of superior breed of dairy cows developed...
River Thiba flow stabilized by storage capacity of the dam
Thiba Dam water project is complete and the National Irrigation Authority is now filling up the dam. Officials say even though construction of the dam...
Floriculture sector players decry rising cost of production
The Agricultural Employers Association (AEA) has decried the rising cost of production noting that it was adversely affecting floriculture farming in the country. The association...
KTDA backs Kshs. 1B tea stimulus programme to boost farmer earnings
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) expects the Kshs. 1 billion stimulus programme announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta to increase income among its smallholder farmers....