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Kenyan Farmers protest cheap maize imports from Uganda

Maize prices in Trans Nzoia County have fallen from Sh 4,200 to Sh 3,400 due to cheap imports from Uganda. Middlemen buy...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya Smallscale farmers bear the burden of delayed revival of millers

Sugarcane farming in Kenya, a key economic activity, faces challenges like delayed payments, high production costs, and reliance on rain-fed systems. Smallholder...

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Wheat News in English

Kenya : State warns millers against wheat imports

Kenya's government has warned millers against importing wheat before exhausting locally produced supplies. Agriculture PS Paul Rono directed the Agricultural and Food...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Deny licenses to millers who don’t develop cane, say workers

The Kenya Union of Sugar Plantation and Allied Workers (Kuspaw) is calling for milling licenses to be based on sugarcane development. Union...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Busia leaders urge governor to save local sugar factories from closure

Business leaders in Busia have urged swift action to save Olepito and Busia Sugar factories, threatened by competition from revived Mumias Sugar....

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Maize News in English

Kenya Maize production projected at 75 million bags for 2024

Kenya projects 75 million bags of maize in 2024, aided by fertilizer subsidies and good weather. Agriculture CS Andrew Karanja announced government...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Coast sugarcane output rises on good rains

Kwale International Sugar Company Ltd (Kiscol) has seen increased sugarcane output from its 1,500 outgrower farmers, with improved rains boosting planting. The...

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Sugar News in English

Kenya : Deny licenses to millers who don’t develop cane, say workers

In Kenya's Western region, sugar industry workers are urging the government to condition milling license renewals on millers' efforts to cultivate sugarcane....