Year: 2019

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• Markets

Exporter looking for ginger, garlic, okra, pumpkin for its growing markets

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A Nairobi based exporter is urgently looking for fresh and high quality ginger, garlic, okra, pumpkin, yams and arrow roots...

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• Markets

Sugarcane farmers to receive payment from 2014 before end of January

7 years ago Reporter

The National Sugar Task Force yesterday announced plans to pay Sh2.7bn dues owed to sugarcane farmers since 2014 after the...

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• Markets

Good news to Kenyan consumers as egg prices remain low due to glut in local markets

7 years ago Reporter

A crate of eggs is now retailing at Sh300 low from Sh330 for the last one month. The drop has...

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• Markets

Organization helps tea farmers market their produce

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 Tea farmers can double their income by joining the East African Tea Trade Association, a voluntary organization that was started...

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• Markets

Nyeri processor increases milk intake prices by seven shillings a liter

7 years ago Reporter

Dairy farmers in Nyeri are set increase their income after Mukurweini Dairy Ltd announced the increase in price of one...

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• Crops

Public and private players intensify efforts to revive cashew nut farming at the coast

7 years ago Reporter

Cashew nuts. Production of the crop has declined in the previous years due to neglet by farmers and other stakeholders....

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• Markets

Foods company buying cabbages, oranges, pawpaw, carrots, onions, potatoes, pineapples, passion fruits and tomatoes e.t.c. from all-comers

7 years ago Reporter

Horticulture farmers can now sell their produce to Twiga Foods, a company that provides a supply chain for a variety...

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• Crops

Farmer resorts to green maize, making four times profit as compared to grains

7 years ago Reporter

Part of Kennedy Njoroge's maize farm intercropped with french beans. The farmer is drawing water from the nearby stream to...

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• Crops

Health benefits driving the growing amaranth enterprise in Kenya

7 years ago Reporter

Workers winnowing amaranth grains. Photo courtesy. An amaranth farmer from Western Kenya is banking on the increasing demand for the...

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• Markets

Government to buy two million bags of maize from farmers

7 years ago Reporter

Maize farmers can now sell their produce to the National Cereals and Produce Board following a directive issued on 10th...