By George Munene According to China’s Director-General of the Department of African Affairs, Wu Peng, the first batch of Kenyan avocados arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday with Chinese importers showing strong interest in their high quality and plan to import on a bigger scale. The arrival of the inaugural shipment of Hass variety avocado from …
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By George Munene In Kandara, Muranga county, 25 farmers, who banded together as Golden Greengrowers to produce beans on contract for export, have been able to increase their farming acreage, benefit from economies of scale, and supply exporter Total Fresh with 8 to 10 tonnes a week of vanilla French beans. The group, which is …
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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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FACTS, a financial institution that offers invoice discounts to exporters, has announced a collaboration with the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya) to offer 80 per cent financial cover on the invoice value of export commodities, without collateral, it announced this week. The move opens up a new level of financial access for farmers …
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As the horticultural consumer countries move to blacklist one of the commonest chemical used in controlling weeds, roundup, after links of its active component to cancer, experts say conservation agriculture and other strategies offer farmers one alternative solutions of penetrating the export market. The United States of America’s California state will on July 7, 2017 …
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The Kenya Trade Network Agency in partnership with Trade Mark East Africa has launched a new online portal that allows farmers to access import, export and international trade procedures within five minutes, a marked improvement from the earlier 10 days. Related content Online trading platform to increase farmers’ incomes KALRO launches online farmer platforms Online …
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