Kenya’s June inflation rate remained unchanged at 7.9 per cent compared to last year and 8.0 per cent in May of this year. Inflation was largely driven by a 10.3 per cent increase in prices of commodities under food and non-alcoholic beverages between June 2022 and June 2023. Increased Fuel Prices to Push up Food …
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Kenya’s maize prices remain high due to below-average local cereal production in 2022 and reduced imports from Uganda. Expensive fuel further inflates production and transport costs, increasing food prices. This is according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). April 2023 Sees Significant Price Increase In April 2023, the average price of a …
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By George Munene The Kenya Meteorological Department has advised farmers to plant early maturing and drought-resistant varieties of crops, fodder, and pasture as it warns of a fifth consecutive unsuccessful rainy season over the October-November-December (OND) 2022 short rains season. According to its just-released report ‘The Climate Outlook for the October-November-December (OND) 2022 “Short Rains” …
By George Munene The expected entry of Tanzanian onions into the Kenyan market is leading to a mass sell-off of stored onions by local growers. This has seen prices fall 12 per cent in the past month. “Kenyan farmers and wholesalers had been hoarding onions creating an artificial shortage in markets. It was a seller’s …
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By George Munene According to Kenya’s United Grain Miller’s Association, the country has run out of maize, while existing wheat stocks are expected to last until September. The price of a 90kg bag of maize has jumped 50 per cent from Sh2,800 at the start of the year to Sh4,200. A two-kilogram packet now retails …
By George Munene The Kenyan government will lease out idle land owned by Kenyan parastatals to private farmers in an effort to arrest rising food insecurity in the country. The move greenlit by Kenya’s cabinet on Thursday seeks to reclaim public land and contract it out to private farmers for intensive agriculture. “Cabinet approved the …
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