The Standard Media, Author at AgriInsite

Three firms supplied Sh16 billion edible oil, Trade agency says

The Kenya National Trading Corporation (KNTC) awarded three companies—Charma Holdings Limited, Multi Commerce FZC, and Shehena Commodity—a Sh16 billion edible oil supply...

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Sugar News in English

Ruto’s Kakamega tour a mockery, sugarcane farmers say

Sugarcane farmers in the Western region expressed disappointment with President William Ruto's recent tour of Kakamega, stating that he failed to address...

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Sugar News in English

Sugarcane farmers protest as millers push for further drop in buying prices

The Kenya Sugar Manufacturers Association (KESMA) has opposed the new cane price of Sh4,950 per ton set by the Sugar Directorate, arguing...

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Sugar News in English

Sugarcane farmers protest as millers push for further drop in buying prices

The Kenya Sugar Manufacturers Association (KESMA) objects to the new cane price of Sh4,950 per ton set by the Sugar Directorate, claiming...

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Sugar News in English

Agriculture Ministry approves Sh654 million to clear millers’ debts

The Ministry of Agriculture has allocated Sh654 million to help struggling sugar millers pay debts to farmers and workers. Sh354 million will...

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Edible Oil News in English

Cooking oil prices set to go up as new import duty takes effect

The Association of Edible Oil Manufacturers urged the Kenyan government to halt the new 10% import duty on crude palm oil, effective...

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Maize News in English

Siaya farmers abandon maize after dismal yields, turn to fruit farming

In Siaya County, farmers are shifting from traditional crops like maize to lucrative fruit farming due to declining profits and unreliable rainfall....