Farmers in drier areas have been asked to grow gum and resin producing trees to bridge the global demand gap....
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Timber companies in East Africa may from June start contracting farmers to grow trees to enable them meet the rising demand for the wood product.Farmers from Western and Rift Valley regions are expected to be the first beneficiaries of the project, which is at pilot stage.The move is expected to formalise commercial agro-forestry since the farmers will be sure of market after signing supply contracts with the companies. The booming construction sector is...
British cereal company Weetabix has renewed its pledge to source all its wheat from British farmers. In this regard, Weetabix...
Kenya is set to increase its fish exports thanks to a partnership with the Spanish government to build a Sh1b...
The Nakuru County Government has entered into a memorandum of understanding with several Chinese states, among them Henan Province and...
Public and private sectors in agriculture must strengthen channels of supplying high quality crop plating materials to small-scale farmers for...
Kenyan farmers can fill the international pineapple deficit, which has resulted in a sharp price surge in consumer countries like...
In an effort to save sandalwood from extinction due to rampant logging and uprooting for exportation, Kenya's forestry agency has...
Fish farmers in Kenya can now earn up to Sh800 per kilo of fillet, almost double the price of what...
Allowing for commercial cultivation of sandalwood in Kenya could shield the 'golden' tree from extinction besides giving farmers a new...
