Agriculture Policy News

Why Cooking Oil Remains Costly Across East and Southern Africa
By Kimuri Mwangi Study finds market concentration, cross-border dominance, and weak competition regulation behind high

Oparanya orders Cooperatives to file annual returns or risk deregistration
By Kimuri Mwangi In a move aimed at reinforcing governance, transparency, and accountability in Kenya’s

Government Resumes Crack Down on Oversized Potato Bags
The government has reaffirmed its commitment to fully implement the Irish Potato Regulations 2019, which

Kenyan youth sent to UK Farm jobs under the SWS initiative
By Kimuri Mwangi A new group of students from the Kenya School of Agriculture (KSA)

COMESA Moves to Harmonize Seed Laws to Combat Food Insecurity
By Kimuri Mwangi About 130 million out of a total of 610 million people in

Egerton University Partners with Stakeholders to Revitalize 4K Clubs in Njoro Schools
Egerton University has launched a partnership with various stakeholders to revitalize 4K Clubs in ten

FINAS 2025 Conference Opens in Nairobi to Tackle Africa’s Agri-Food Financing Gap
By Kimuri Mwangi The Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2025 officially kicked off at the

Saccos hit KSh1.8 trillion in assets as government assures funds safety
By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya’s Sacco sector continued its upward trajectory in 2024, recording a robust

Attaining rice self sufficiency in Kenya – Komboka vs Pishori
By Kimuri Mwangi Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) indicate that Kenya’s

Mozambique Launches e-Phyto System to Modernize Agricultural Trade
By Kimuri Mwangi The Government of Mozambique has unveiled a national electronic phytosanitary certification system—e-Phyto—aimed

Reforms to Allow Direct Kenyan Tea Sales to International Markets
All the 142 tea factories in Kenya will soon be permitted to sell their produce

African Agriculture Needs a Data Revolution to Fast-Track its Transformation.
By Candice Kroutz-Kabongo, Digital Innovations Lead, Solidaridad The future of Africa’s agricultural sector hinges on

Government sets aside Kshs 500 million for propagation and distribution of coffee seedlings
The government has set aside Kshs 500 million in the supplementary budget to support the

We are on top of things-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Senator David Wakoli Wafula.
The plight of smallholder farmers and their earnings has recently been a hot topic in

Tea hawking ban, government support & new KTDA top team heralds a great future for the industry
By Elijah Nyaberi With the government ban on the disastrous tea hawking menace and a

Kenya to host the Agri-Food Systems Financing Summit
By Kimuri Mwangi Despite agriculture’s vital role in boosting GDP and alleviating poverty, the sector

Goverment targets increased wheat production to reduce imports
By Kimuri Mwangi The Kenyan government is on a mission to reduce wheat imports into

Kenya targets to increase it’s horticulture exports to Italy
By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya is aiming to increase its horticulture exports to Italy. Currently, Italy

Millers directed to buy wheat from farmers at recommended price
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe met with stakeholders and millers in the wheat subsector to resolve

Strengthening Women’s Voices for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
By Kimuri Mwangi Lack of enough training, funds, and land ownership rights are some of

Kenya takes steps to comply with EU regulations on Rose exports
The increasing threat of the False Codling Moth (FCM) (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) has posed a serious

Concern as the Kenyan horticulture industry faces international market share reduction
By Kimuri Mwangi The horticulture industry in Kenya is facing a reduction in the international

African Union’s Extraordinary Summit adopts 10-Year CAADP Strategy and Action Plan to advance agricultural transformation and food systems in Africa
Ministers of Agriculture from the AU’s 55-member states, held a three-day Extraordinary Summit of the

African countries urged to collaborate to build resilient food systems
President William Ruto has called on African countries to implement common strategies to build resilient

Meet the lady incharge of selling your coffee
By Kimuri Mwangi The coffee subsector in Kenya is in the middle of reforms that

Tanzania Fertilizer Company tasked to distribute subsidized fertilizer
The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture in charge of Crops and Food

Horticulture Council of Eastern Africa (HoCEA) Established to Address Regional Challenges
The Horticulture Council of Eastern Africa (HoCEA) has been established with the aim of addressing

Farmers urged to embrace the warehouse receipt system.
Uasin Gishu Governor Dr. Jonathan Bii Chelilim has called on farmers in the county to

Zambia cotton farmers to benefit from extension manual
By Kimuri Mwangi Cotton farmers in Zambia are set to benefit from a Harmonized Cotton

The Sugar Act, 2024 commences
The Sugar Act, 2024 assented by the President on 1st November 2024 started working on