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How Kenya- Uganda border small-scale farmers are cutting the cost of transporting their produce across the border

A man pulling a cart full of goods towards Busia border point. Photo courtesy. Small-scale farmers at Busia, Kenya- Uganda border have teamed up with smalls scale traders to share the cost of transporting their produce to various towns in the interior parts of the countries using hired trucks. The move has seen individual farmers

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Fresh produce exporter looking for growers from Kajiado and Ukambani counties

A fresh produce exporter is seeking to contract French beans, mangoes, passion fruit and avocadoes farmers from Kajiado, Makueni, Machakos and Kitui counties to grow and supply them with the crop in order to meet their growing demand from European Union market. FarmGrown Kenya Limited, a Nairobi based exporter which begun its operations last year

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Avocado, French beans, flowers, vegetables and peanuts market ripe in China

Kenyan farmers are set to benefit big market for their produce in China following an agricultural export deal between the two countries which will allow the farmers export avocado, French beans, flowers, vegetables and peanuts to China. The deal comes in the backdrop of the first ever China International Import Expo (CIIE) being held in

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Passion fruits, French beans and snap peas farmers win bid to supply Nairobi businessman

A Nairobi based exporter Dennis Mutwiri is looking for farmers to supply him with fresh produce from crops such as passion fruits, French beans, snap and snow peas. According to a 2016 research paper published in www.kenyabrussels.com, there is a demand for frresh healthy food from the European Union driven by consumers’ emphasis on taste

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