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Finlays sells Kenya tea estates business to Sri Lankan conglomerate

Finlays has announced the completion of the sale of its Kenyan tea estates business, James Finlay Kenya, to Sri Lankan conglomerate, Browns Investments PLC. James Finlay Kenya, which will become known as ‘Browns Plantations Kenya’ in due course, is Brown’s first investment in the Kenyan tea industry. In December 2021, Browns acquired Finlays’ Sri Lankan […]

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Good news to fresh produce exporters as Air France announces more weekly flights to Kenya

Asparagus vegetable. France and the UK are the primary markets for fresh vegetable produce from the Kenya. Photo courtesy. Kenyan fresh produce exporters are set to benefit increased export opportunities following French national carrier, Air France’s announcement that it will launch two additional weekly flights to Kenya’s capital Nairobi from April as part of expansion into

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Coast based agricultural firm conducts training workshops for poultry and dairy farmers

Cargill Kenya Limited (CKL), part of Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain (CASC) Enterprise conducts training workshops aiming to create and increase awareness on issues such as farm management, live-stock productivity and well-being as the key subject of discussion for poultry and dairy farmers. Recently, the Mombasa business which also deals in grain origination, trading in wheat,

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Government establishes new institute to enable farmers increase market reach via value addition

Demonstration of use of a simple portable miller/chopper that has been designed to mechanise feed value addition during a farmers’ workshop event. Photo courtesy. The government has established Lari Technical Training Institute in Kiambu, adding on the list of technical institutes in Kenya to help farmers add value to their various produce such as milk, meat

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