Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA)
State to install six aflatoxin testing labs in NCPB stores
Reading Time: 2 minutes GRAINS: The government plans to install six laboratories at National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots to help in testing […]
Agency certifies 58 NCPB warehouses to receive harvested produce
Reading Time: < 1 minute Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has certified 58 National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) warehouses in readiness to start implementing […]
Sweet relief for sugar sector as State waives Sh63b debt
Reading Time: 2 minutes The government will waive historical debts worth Sh62.5 billion in the sugar industry to help turn around fortunes of the […]
Volume of tea sold declines on back of spread of Covid-19
Reading Time: < 1 minute EXPORTS: Depressed demand following disruptions and restrictions of movement due to Covid-19 led to low demand for Kenyan tea in […]
State agency in spotlight over influx of illegal sugar imports
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is in the spotlight over failure to report illegal importation of sugar from Uganda before […]
Macadamia the new ‘brown gold’ as global demand rises
Reading Time: 4 minutes Lewis Njoka @LewisNjoka Frustrated by traditional cash crops such as coffee and tea, farmers have found a new income from growing […]
Tea exports decline 8.5pc in two months on back of coronavirus pandemic
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tea exports to various global destinations declined by the 8.5 per cent to 84.58 million kilogrammes during the January–February period, […]