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New miraa act demands registration for nursery operators & dealers

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By George Munene The Crops (miraa) Regulations Act, 2021 will demand that farmers looking to operate a commercial miraa (khat) nursery obtain an annual license from their county government. The license will be issued within five working days if the farmer has complied with Regulations and Miraa (Khat) industry- Code of Practice. These include supplying …

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Why the proposed animal manure bill could hurt Kenya’s food production goals

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The government has proposed a new bill through the Food Crops Regulations 2018 which if passed by parliament will make it illegal for farmers to use animal manure in food production. This will do more harm than good in a country where people are dying of hunger as we try to increase food production in …

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State corporation proposes new regulations to protect potato farmers from market exploitations

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Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), a state cooperation which develop and promote scheduled crops value chains through effective regulation for economic growth has proposed new regulations meant to protect potato farmers from market exploitations by brokers and middlemen. The new proposed regulations, Irish Potatoes Handling and Marketing Regulations will require the crop producers and dealers …

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Why Kenyan flowers are doing well in the international markets despite the off-peak period

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Flowers at a stand during the International Flower Trade Expo (IFTEX) at Oshwal Centre, Westlands Nairobi last week. Photo: Zablon Oyugi. Kenya flowers are performing well pricewise in the international markets despite the current off-peak period for the produce. The heavy rains that has pounded the country for the past two months have slowed down …

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Flower, fruit and vegetable producers and exporters seek government support to boost the sector

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Stakeholders in Kenya’s horticultural sector are seeking out incentives from government ahead of the fresh budgetary allocation for the 2018-2019 financial year in an effort aimed at driving even more growth for an already thriving industry. The sector kept up an improved performance in 2017 to gross revenues totaling to Sh82 billion which places the …

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Government agency helps farmers sell passion fruits and avocadoes

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Farmers in Nyamira and Bomet counties are benefiting from connection to clean planting materials and ready markets for crops such as passion fruits and avocado thanks to the Agriculture and Food Authority which is tasked to sustainably develop and promote scheduled crops value chains through effective regulation for economic growth. According to the Food and …

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