All posts tagged "Kenya"
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45Sugar News in EnglishKenya: Chemelil sugar factory resumes operations after major investments in equipment modernization
Chemelil Sugar Factory in Kisumu has resumed operations after modernization under a lease with Kibos Sugar. County officials praised the upgrades and...
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67Sugar News in EnglishKenya Government defends four per cent sugar levy amid pushback from millers
Kenya has defended a 4% Sugar Development Levy, effective July 1, 2025, to fund industry growth, research, training, infrastructure, and cane development....
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154Maize News in EnglishKenya’s maize production has recovered
Kenya’s maize harvest is projected at 4.4 million tonnes in 2025/26, up 15% from last season due to expanded plantings and better...
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188Sugar News in English
All leased sugar mills to be operational by October: Kenya Sugar board
Kenya’s four state-owned sugar mills leased to private investors are set to be fully operational by the end of October. Muhoroni and...
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176Wheat News in EnglishKenyan farmers abandon wheat cultivation
Kenya’s wheat sector faces deepening supply challenges as farmers shift acreage to barley. USDA projects a 9.1% drop in wheat area to...
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350Rice News in EnglishKenya : Maize, rice and wheat imports drop following bumper harvest
Kenya cut grain imports by 22.3% in 2024, bringing in 2.65m tonnes versus 3.41m in 2023, thanks to bumper local harvests. Maize...
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580Sugar News in EnglishKenya : Sugar Production Falls 16% in the First Half of 2025
Kenya’s sugar output fell 15.8% to 323,752 tonnes in the first half of 2025, down from 384,356 tonnes a year earlier. Severe...
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135Sugar News in EnglishKenya Government to open sugar import window amid shortage
Kenya plans a special import window for raw sugar to revive idle industrial sugar production, facing a 400,000-tonne deficit. CS Lee Kinyanjui...
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161Rice News in EnglishKenya: High Court Limits Duty-Free Rice Imports to 250,000 Tonnes
Kenya’s High Court has allowed duty-free rice imports but capped them at 250,000 metric tonnes and limited the window to October 31,...
