Agricultural Products News

The HK Coffee Market Summary: Sale 2
By Henry Kinyua Welcome to this week’s edition of the HK Coffee Market Summary: Sale

The HK Coffee Market Summary~Sale Number 24
By Henry Kinyua Welcome to this weeks’ edition of The HK Coffee Market Summary. Sale

Why Nate Blum, CEO, Sorghum United sings all praises for sorghum and millets.
Sorghum and millets are known for their drought tolerance capability, especially in areas where rain

The HK Coffee market summary, Sale number 9 of Wed Dec 13th 2023
By Henry Kinyua Welcome to this weeks’ edition of the HK Coffee market summary, Sale

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

FAO supporting Zanzibar sea cucumber farming
Seaweed is a precious product for the 25 000 Zanzibari farmers that depend on it,

Look at milk pricing – Governor Kimemia urges National Government There is need to create

First lactose free milk launched in the region by New KCC
Kenya’s milk processor and marketer has launched the first 100% lactose free milk in the

Raw materials driving feed prices high – Kenya feed manufacturers
Farmers in Kenya have been complaining of the high cost of production specifically due to

7 peanut butter brands suspended due to aflatoxin
After years of losses and even loss of life associated with aflatoxin in maize, it

Play your role in safe pesticide use- farmers urged
The Agrochemicals Association of Kenya (AAK) is advocating for responsible pesticide use among small scale

Animal feed making- the food hazards involved
Animal feed making is a process that requires a lot of concentration and high standards

Poor feed quality- A malpractice by manufacturers?
Malpractices by feed manufacturers could be the cause of the sub-standard feeds in the market

Pyrethrum gradually turning Nakuru white again
Since its introduction into Kenya in 1928, the pyrethrum sector has had a mixed bag

We are committed to revive Pyrethrum industry – Kiunjuri
The National Government is committed to revive the pyrethrum sector in partnership with county governments.

Governor Kimemia promises to enforce potato regulations
Nyandarua became the second county after Nakuru to enforce the new potato regulations. Governor Francis

Nakuru County starts implementation of the Potato regulations
by HENRY KINYUA Nakuru County has started implementing the rules that will govern potato trade

Choosing the right fungicide
by HENRY KINYUA Today there are very many chemicals in the market and farmers are

Where are the extension workers?
by HENRY KINYUA Farmers in Kenya are hungry for information on the best farming practices,

Aflatoxins: The good, the bad and the business news
by HENRY KINYUA Ten years ago the late Dr Kioko Mangeli, former Managing Director of