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Kenya Nut Company Installs First Commercial On-Site Green Ammonia System for Carbon-Free Fertilizer Production
Kenya Nut Company, a multi-national agricultural business, has partnered with TalusAg, a green ammonia technology

Commonwealth action group launched to help African countries cut methane emissions
A new action group announced in Dubai will help Commonwealth countries, including African member states,

African Leaders urged to End Fossil Fuel Investment by Climate and Energy Campaigners
African climate campaigners and renewable energy industry advocates convened a press conference at COP28 in

The HK Nairobi Coffee Exchange Summary (Sale 7 of Tuesday, 28th Nov 2023)
By Henry Kinyua Welcome to this weeks’ edition of the HK coffee market summary. This

Africa’s first of a kind cold storage facility launched in Nairobi
The ARCH Cold Chain Solutions Fund has opened the doors to its flagship cold storage

Browns Investments Plc completes purchase of James Finlay Kenya
Browns Investments PLC has today announced the completion of its acquisition of Kenyan tea estates

CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator winners named
By Kimuri Mwangi Winners from the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator’s first cohort of agribusinesses from East

Heifer International Awards the 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya Winners
Heifer International announced the winners of the 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya in a Gala

Israel’s largest avocado grower launches 400 ha farm in Kenya
By Kimuri Mwangi Granot International Company, one of the biggest producers and packers of avocados

Nyeri quartet minting money from herbs & spices propagation
By Kimuri Mwangi When Covid 19 came calling, it shattered many careers and investments leaving

Youth in Tanzania start harvesting in BBT program
Tanzanian Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Hussein Bashe has congratulated the youth who benefited from the

Forget about honey, ever heard of Propolis?
By Kimuri Mwangi Whenever bees are mentioned, honey is what comes into the mind of

Government to establish a milk price-stabilizing fund
By Kimuri Mwangi The government plans to establish a milk price-stabilizing fund, which will be

New hope as government writes off debts in the sugar sector
To address the challenges that have haunted sugarcane farmers for decades, the Cabinet welcomed the

No wheat or maize import permits, says President Ruto.
No permits will be issued to millers to import wheat or maize into the country.

AFA talks tough to sugar millers over cane poaching
By Kimuri Mwangi Cane poaching by sugar millers has contributed to the sugar shortage in

Busia farmers receive 17 tonnes Bt cotton seeds and fertilizer from National government
The National government has stepped up plans to revive cotton production in the country. Cotton

Frameworks to support coffee subsector reforms will be ready before the end of the year says Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua
Frameworks to support the coffee subsector reforms will be ready before the end of the

Veterinarians tell off pharmacists as they support the Parliamentary Health Committee on regulation
By Kimuri Mwangi Veterinarians have supported the Parliamentary Health Committee to include an amendment in

Avocado Sustains Kakuzi as Half Year Profit Run to Kshs 171.1 Million
In brief Kakuzi PLC has announced a Kshs 171. 1 million half-year pre-tax profit on

Ichoho withdraws court case against KTDA
David Muni Ichoho, the immediate former KTDA Chairman, has withdrawn a suit he had filed

Let’s talk about barriers to our agricultural exports – President Ruto to EU
By Kimuri Mwangi President William Ruto has called for continued consultations and collaboration between Kenya
I am not aware of any maize importation plans says Linturi
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi finally pronounced himself on the issue of maize importation and

African Farmers and Faith Leaders demand an end to the Green Revolution
Ahead of the annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), African civil society, faith groups and

Kenchic Ltd. acknowledged by International Poultry Council for pioneering responsible poultry practices
By Kimuri Mwangi Leading poultry producer Kenchic Ltd has been recognized by the International Poultry

Advantages of minimum tillage
By Kimuri Mwangi Conservation Agriculture is described by FAO as a farming system that promotes minimum

The inaugural African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) opens in Nairobi
The inaugural African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) was officially opened today with speakers having

Fahari aviation increases high-capacity drones for precision farming
Fahari Aviation, the Aviation technology subsidiary of Kenya Airways PLC, has expanded its agricultural services

Farm to share Israel knowledge and agricultural solutions opens in Embu Kenya
By Kimuri Mwangi The first Israel-Kenya Don Bosco Agricultural Innovation and Technology Centre in Kenya

Kenyan start-ups MCHE and Silo Africa emerge second and third in Ag-hackathon
Africa’s commodities market player AFEX , hosted its fourth annual ag-hackathon dubbed Code Cash Crop

List of Agrochemical products approved by Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) for management of potato pest and disease
This is a list of the relevant pesticide products approved by Pest Control Products Board

Farmer beware- that animal feed could be sand
By Kimuri Mwangi Mwangi (not his real name) is a prominent dairy farmer from Nyeri

KEBS bans sale and consumption of Rumate feed supplement
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended the sale and distribution of Rumate animal

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua
By Henry Kinyua About a month ago, the Nairobi Coffee Auction trading floor was closed

Industry has pesticides ready for locust spraying in Kenya- Agrochemicals Association
Kenya has the pesticides to tackle the country’s locust invasion ready and stored in local

New KCC to venture into goat and camel milk processing
Dairy goat and camel farmers have a reason to smile as New KCC plans to

Bajeti ya Kilimo Tanzania-umwagiliaji na mbegu bora zapewa kipaumbele
Idadi ya Watanzania ni Milioni 61.74. Kati ya hao asilimia 65.6 sawa na zaidi ya

Kampuni yakatazwa kununua parachichi
Waziri wa Kilimo Tanzania Hussein Bashe ameagiza kukamatwa kwa mmliki wa kampuni ya Candia Fresh

Mikakati ya kuwawezesha wakulima wa mkonge kuzalisha kwa tija
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo nchini Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka Wakulima wa zao la mkonge

Mavunde awasihi wakulima wajisajili
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka wakulima nchini kujitokeza katika zoezi la

Wakulima wapimiwe ardhi na wapewe hati, asema Naibu wa Waziri Mavunde
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo wa Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde ameitaka Timu ya wataalamu wa Ardhi

Mavunde ahimiza kilimo mkataba kwa wakulima juu ya soko
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka wachakataji wa mazao ya kilimo kuingia mikataba