Agriculture Policy News

Apply coffee licenses afresh, says Ministry
Companies dealing with coffee in Kenya have to apply again for licenses after the Ministry

Governor Mbarire and the Kenyan coffee cartels debate
By Kimuri Mwangi If there has been a term synonymous with poor coffee returns and

Resolutions from the first National Mango Conference
By Kimuri Mwangi The first National Mango Conference and Exhibition was held in Makueni County

Farmer training key in attaining food security
By David Ndegwa Around 2012 and 2013, the company I was working for posted me

It’s either maize or my license, Linturi to millers
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi has read the riot act to millers

Kenya Food Systems Conference Recommendations
Kenya recently held the first-ever Food Systems Conference that was aimed at giving recommendations and

Government to invest in dams construction to boost food production
Intense investment in sustainable irrigation will help address the food crisis in the country. President

Calls for good agricultural practices to realize safe food production in Kenya
The Government of Kenya has called for good agricultural practices that will foster the realization

Locust-affected countries met in Kenya to assess joint action
Locust-affected countries gathered in Kenya to review the positive balance of what could have been

Kenya develops Water and Sanitation Investment and Financing Plan
The CS Water, Sanitation and Irrigation Alice Wahome together with Kirinyaga Governor Ann Waiguru who

Kenya and Uganda to benefit from Angololo dam project
By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya and Uganda are building a 40-metre-high dam with a reservoir capacity

4.3 million registered farmers start receiving subsidized fertilizer
4.3 million farmers have been registered in the ongoing farmer registration exercise by the government.

How to access government subsidized fertilizer
Farmers will access the subsidized fertilizer by dialling *707# on their phones to know the

Coffee reforms – which way as Deputy President takes over?
By Kimuri Mwangi The National Task Force on Coffee Sub Sector Reforms was appointed vide

We will add value to fishing for farmers to earn more — President Ruto
President William Ruto has said fish farming in Nyanza will be funded and expanded to

UNDP and Council of Governors to mainstream land use planning in CIDPs in Kenya
The United Nations Development Program UNDP and the Council of Governors COG are carrying out

Trans Nzoia to get assistance in developing climate policy
Trans Nzoia County Water, Environment, and Natural Resources CEC Patrick Gacheru joined a team from

Preparations to register farmers
The Kenyan government is in the process of training personnel in preparation for registering farmers

President Ruto’s new plan for Galana/Kulalu food project
President William Ruto has cancelled the planned subdivision into settlement parcels at the Galana/Kulalu National

Ministry of Agriculture and Council of Governors to cooperate on agriculture
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi and Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, the Vice-Chairperson Agriculture and Livestock

Concerted efforts to elevate Root Crops
By Kimuri Mwangi The root crops sub-sector has for a long time received inadequate policy

Farmers sue Kenyan Government to change seed law
By Kimuri Mwangi In a bid to protect farmers from bad seeds, the Kenyan government

Government subsidized fertilizer is here
The subsidized fertilizer as directed by President Dr William Ruto has arrived. The Ministry of

Record keeping training for AI service providers
The County Government of Uasin Gishu, Department of Agriculture Livestock Development and Fisheries has trained

We will empower high food production instead of subsidies – President Ruto
Kenyan President Dr William Ruto criticized the recent Unga subsidy programme saying it had no

Cheap fertilizer and maize flour are my priority, says Ruto
Kenya’s President-elect Dr William Ruto has promised to lower the price of fertilizer once he

The Kenyan avocado market in Malaysia may open soon
Kenyan avocado growers and exporters may soon enjoy seeing their produce in Malaysia as efforts

Uganda constructing farm access roads in 57 districts
The Government of Uganda in partnership with the World Bank has earmarked 29 road chokes

Over 3 million kgs of cheap flour supplied says PS
3.2 million kgs of subsidized maize flour have been supplied to the market according to