horticulture News

Makueni County, TradeMark Africa Ink MoU to Establish Export Supply Hub
Makueni County has taken a significant step toward transforming its horticultural industry by partnering with

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

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

Makueni Launches a Horticultural Aggregation Center and Packhouse
Makueni County has taken a monumental step towards transforming its agricultural sector with the official

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

Avocado Society of Kenya accused of injuring Kenya’s horticulture industry
By Kimuri Mwangi The Avocado Society of Kenya has come under criticism over its recent

Kajiado and Meru notorious in charging horticulture for export – Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya
Horticulture stakeholders in Kenya have been complaining of double taxation in the export trade. Our

Mango, avocados and vegetables value chains win as stakeholders sign deal to boost export market
By Kimuri Mwangi TradeMark Africa (TMA) has signed a technical and financial support agreement with

Kenyan horticultural produce in Qatar
Kenya will be able to showcase its horticulture produce in Qatar. Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi

Land O’Lakes Venture37 signs MoU with Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya to boost horticulture exports standards.
Land O’Lakes Venture37 through the Trade of Agriculture Safely and Efficiently (TRASE) project, has signed

What you need to know about drip irrigation
By David Ndegwa Drip irrigation is an efficient and cost-effective irrigation method which fortunately enough, is gaining acceptance

New quality mark for the horticulture standard
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) recently launched the quality mark for the Horticulture standard

State of the horticulture industry in Kenya
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) through the Horticulture Crops Directorate has released a report

Opinion: Kenya is hurtling towards starvation on agricultural policy set by non-experts
By Okisegere Ojepat, CEO Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya It is hard to remember any decision

Integrated Marketing Communication strategy to boost Kenya’s horticultural exports
Kenya has developed a one-year marketing strategy for its horticulture products targeting the European Union,

Kenya declares war on FC Moth as it threatens the EU flower and horticultural export market
The Kenyan government and agricultural industry are launching an urgent offensive against a moth that

New deals for food transport will deliver food security
By Okisegere Ojepat – CEO Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya) Securing our food

Nakuru county trains horticulture farmers
The County Government of Nakuru in collaboration with Lachlan Ltd. and Egerton University has trained