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Kenya resumes regular EU chili export after 2-month ban

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Kenya has resumed regular chili exports to the European Union (EU) after two months of interrupted exports following the interception of chillis in July that didn’t meet the union’s stringent phytosanitary standards. According to Kenya Plants Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) Managing Director Theophilus Mutui there have been no further interventions and the country is working …

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AfDB approves Sh184M investment for Kenyan youth & women in agriculture

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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a Sh184.3 million investment to support youth and women entrepreneurs engaged in agricultural value chains in Kenya.  The funding, approved on June 6, 2023, was provided by the European Union (EU) under its partnership with the African Development Bank Group. The AfDB Board of Directors made a further …

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UNIDO launches workshops to position more smallholders as horticultural exporters

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The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is funding Sh425m for farmers’ training across East Africa over the next three years to position more smallholders to export directly to the European Union. UNIDO’s Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP) is a regional development initiative set to assist small-scale farmers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in …

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ERIC KIMUNGUYI CEO AGROCHEMICALS ASSOCIATION OF KENYA

Why Kenya must now learn the meaning of a hazard and of a risk: or die  

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The modern world is built on chemicals, be it medicines we apply, or cleaning fluids, crop protection products, or the raw materials for everything from laptops and mobile phones to clothes and furniture. Across all, we have created an entire modern society with chemicals, and, as a result, constantly stretched the size of the world …

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Farm uses technology to speed up fish maturity enhancing market linkages and sustainability

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Tank fish ponds. Photo gallery. Kamuthanga Fish Farm in Machakos is using Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) that halves fish maturity period from eight to four months thus enabling the farm meet its market demands besides improving food security. The technology involves keeping fish in a grower-out chamber, which is basically a tank that has air …

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Sex lure trap controls pest causing rejection of chilli in export markets

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False codling moth. The moth has caused strict measures on Kenya fresh produce especially chilli and some fruits that are exported to European markets. Chilli farmers can use a crytrack, a rubber trap which is a sex lure to control and wipe false codling moth pest which has forced the European Union (EU) market to …

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