Wheat per bag: Eldoret Kshs 3,000 – Embu Kshs 5,000
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Green Maize per bag: Nairobi Kshs 2,200 – Kisumu Kshs 2,200 – Mombasa Kshs 4,400 – Nakuru Kshs 1,800 – Eldoret Kshs 2,200 – Meru Kshs 2,300 – Kitui Kshs 2,000 – Kitale Kshs 2,000 – Kakamega Kshs 2,000 – Embu Kshs 2,300 – Bungoma Kshs 2,700
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WHOLESALE COMMODITY PRICES AS AT 29/01/2019 (Source: MoA&I)
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Top 10 Exports in Kenya
Kenya’s main exports are horticultural products, coffee, and tea with the United Kingdom (UK) being Kenya’s second most important export destination.Kenya accounts for 27 percent of the fresh produce and 56 percent of the black tea market in the UK becoming the 107th largest export economy in the world.Read more…
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Small holder farmers urged to embrace mechanised farming
Small holder farmers in the country have been urged to leverage on technology and mechanised agriculture to boost production and increase the quality of their produce. The Chairman to Toyota Tsusho East Africa Limited, Amb. Dennis Awori said the notion that mechanisation was only for those engaging in large-scale farming was both misguided and a threat Kenya’s food security.Read more…
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Top 10 Exports in Kenya
Kenya’s main exports are horticultural products, coffee, and tea with the United Kingdom (UK) being Kenya’s second most important export destination. Kenya accounts for 27 percent of the fresh produce and 56 percent of the black tea market in the UK becoming the 107th largest export economy in the world. Read more…
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Panalpina flies a record 1.6 million roses from Kenya to Sydney on ‘love plane’
In what continues to rubberstamp Kenya’s pride of place in the global horticulture industry, logistics company Panalpina recently flew an entire Boeing 777 cargo aircraft packed full of freshly cut roses from Nairobi to Sydney, right in time for the romantic holiday.Read more…
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Maize varieties for each region in Kenya
Each and every year, farmers get poor harvests because they planted the wrong varieties in their regions. Before you try and new variety, if you had never grown it before, isolate a small portion of land and observe how it grows into full production. When sure that the variety can do well in your region. This avoids the risk of planting new varieties without the full knowledge of their performance.Read more…
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World Bank approves $750 million to support Kenya’s reforms in agriculture, fiscal management
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $750 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to support the Government of Kenya’s reforms to enhance inclusive growth, accelerate poverty reduction and achieve its Vision 2030 objective of becoming a middle-income industrialized country. Read more…
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Fun and cash on the school farm
Pupils of St Teresa Kanyange Academy in Othaya, Nyeri feed pigs they keep in their school farm. They also grow various vegetables and napier grass for their four cows that offer them milk.Read more…
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