Only 1 in 100 firms meets China rules for avocado export
Only one firm out of over 100 has met the requirements laid down by the Chinese for export of avocados to the Asian country, six months after Nairobi and Beijing signed the deal.The…...
Read More Ethiopia, Kenya To Explore Grain Trade Opportunities
Kenya and Ethiopia set to explore bilateral grain trade opportunities and investments to bridge cross border trade gap and enhance food security.A Kenyan delegation will convene in …...
Read More One man’s mission to change lives of potato farmers
Dominik Dieckmann is a man on a mission. He wants to change the lives of potato farmers in Nyandarua County through value addition.Mr Dieckmann, who is a German, is the brain behind…...
Read More Researchers in bid to save fish farming amid climate change
Stakeholders in the aquaculture sector are burning the midnight oil researching on climate change-related issues that are affecting this sector.The research, which has been ongoing …...
Read More Tanzania: Coffee Processing Plants to Be Opened in Three Regions
AGRICULTURAL Marketing Cooperative Societies (Amcos) plans to open three coffee processing factories in Shinyanga, Simiyu and Geita regions to support President John Magufulis ambit…...
Read More The women making their mark on Rwanda’s fishing industry
In the evening, the green leaves of the verdant hills around Lake Kivu turn black against the orange sky, and a calm settles across the water. And then, out of the silence, comes a …...
Read More Ethiopia turns to drones and satellites to improve food security
(Bloomberg) - A former JP Morgan Chase analyst is using drones and satellites to boost Ethiopia’s agricultural exports and improve food security in a nation once synonymous with fa…...
Read MoreTraders fear global economic slowdown will weight on oil demand
Oil prices fell on Monday, extending last week’s heavy losses, with traders fearing the global economic slowdown will weigh on future oil demand growth while pegging hopes for a re…...
Read More 8th African Grain Trade Summit kicks off in Mombasa
Mombasa, Kenya - Gerald Masila, Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Africa Grain Council, delivered his opening remarks on Thursday, Ocotober 3rd, at the 8th African Grain Trade Summit…...
Read More Kenya Named Among Continent's Top Avocado Exporters
Medellìn — Kenya ranks among worlds fastest growing exporters of avocado even as demand for the fruit grows in China and Europe.Colombia tops the list of worlds fastest avocad…...
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