Petroleum levy collection falls Sh593m on costly fuel The drop in the collections between July and December last year signals that the government is likely to miss out on the targeted amount.
KPA boosts fresh produce exporters with 1,367 container charging points The Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) has installed more than 1,300 power points at its shipment facilities.
PRIME How diesel consumers are subsidising petrol The energy regulator retained cross-subsidy on super petrol, cutting prices of the commodity by a higher margin.
State targets digital IDs in livestock production goal The government plans to implement a livestock identification and traceability system for efficient record-keeping.
PRIME More farmers shun banks for loans, go informal More farmers are turning to informal groups, buyers of their produce, and the Hustler Fund for loans.
PRIME Coffee sector reforms boost prices but stall sales, exports Reforms in the coffee industry have marginally boosted the pricing of the commodity.
Standoff as cane farmers decline to repay Sh3.7bn State loans The government is on the verge of losing Sh3.7 billion as sugarcane farmers refuse to repay loans issued to them.
Brookside farmer reward payouts up 54pc to Sh 218m Farmers contracted by Brookside Dairy have been paid Sh218 million in the half-year to May.
Horticulture earnings defy strong shilling to grow by 15.2 percent Earnings from fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and cut flowers grew by 15.2 percent between January and April.
PRIME Why Kenya is trailing Uganda, Tanzania in export markets World Bank notes that Kenya has mainly relied on the shipment of a fixed basket of products.
PRIME More than half of Kenya tea unsold at Mombasa auction Tea producers deliver their teas to appointed warehouses in Mombasa, with brokers appointed by the sellers giving buyers a sample from each lot of tea for purchase.
PRIME India topples UAE as Kenya’s second largest imports market Shipments from the UAE have fallen by double-digits on relatively stabilising prices of petroleum products.
Tomatoes surge to rival egg prices after rains destroy crop Tomato prices have surged by as much as 50 percent after the heavy rains.
Dairy farmers lose Sh14.7bn on record milk glut The quantity of wasted milk in 2023 rose to a four-year high of 290 million litres.
AFC taps Sh600m KDC loan for onward lending to pastoralists The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) has tapped a Sh600 million loan from KDC.
Bomet tea farmers protest non-collection of green leaf Hundreds of farmers jammed the factory, demanding to be addressed by the management but were dispersed by police.
Cane farmers, millers lock horns over prices review Sugar cane farmers and millers are battling over pricing, with the factories threatening to shut their plants from Friday.
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138,000 herders register for livestock insurance Farmers tap more than Sh2.7 billion worth of benefits in the form of claims payouts and State insurance premium subsidies.
Eight Kenyan firms to import 43,000 tonnes of industrial sugar Eight Kenyan firms have been cleared to import 43,000 metric tonnes of sugar under a special EAC tax.
Win for sugar millers as State zero-rates ethanol Denatured alcohol is one into which a substance has been added, making the mixture unfit for human use.
Kenya has costliest fuel in East Africa despite latest price cut Kenya has the most expensive fuel in the East African region.
Buyers turn to leeks on high onion prices As the cost of red onions skyrockets, Kenyan consumers are turning to alternatives such as spring, white onions or leeks.
Production of cheaper hydropower hits 2-year high as dams spill KenGen and other hydropower producers increased the generation of cheaper electricity to the highest level in 26 months in March.
Poultry farmers protest US push to open Kenyan market Poultry producers have protested an alleged push by the US to have Kenya open up its market to finished agricultural products.