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Agriculture CS says maize flour shouldn’t exceed Sh115
By Citizen,
1750, January 18, 2018 (EAT)
Ugali lovers should not buy a two kilogram packet of maize meal at more than Sh115 according to the government with millers being put on the spot for ...
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Struggling potato growers ink a new deal
By Reuters,
1000, January 8, 2018 (EAT)
Sitting on a rickety bench at his home in Kipipiri, in central Kenya, Samuel Macharia pulls a piece of paper from his pocket and proudly points to the...
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Govt to reclaim land to boost food security
By Citizen,
1803, December 14, 2017 (EAT)
Owners of idle land will soon find themselves at loggerheads with the government as it institutes structures to compulsorily acquire land to put to ag...
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Maize farmers offered Sh3,200 per bag as Govt. extends ban on exports
By Wangui Ngechu,
1640, December 12, 2017 (EAT)
Small scale maize farmers will have the option of selling their harvest to the government at Sh3,200 per bag once the National Produce and Cereals Boa...
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Govt. changes subsidized unga tact with search for posho mill owners
By Dennis Otieno,
1955, July 4, 2017 (EAT)
The government has changed tack in its efforts to deliver affordable maize flour to the masses, by looking to enlist the services of privately run sma...
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Price of unga to drop to Sh90 in millers, Govt. subsidy deal
By Faiza Wanjiru,
1711, May 16, 2017 (EAT)
The government has created a multi billion shillings subsidy fund, aimed at lowering the cost of maize flour in the country. The money has been re ...
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Farmers decry slow disbursement of subsidized fertilizer
By Cyrus Sholim,
1826, March 3, 2017 (EAT)
The Ministry of Agriculture has blamed logistical challenges and extensive vetting of farmers for the delay in disbursing the government subsidized fe...
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NCPB introduces measure to curb fertilizer theft
By George Aoko,
1957, January 23, 2017 (EAT)
The Government has suspended the packaging of subsidized fertilizers at the port of Mombasa following increasing cases of division of the commodity by...
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Kenya tea output expected to drop 12 pct to 416 mln kgs in 2017
By Reuters,
1428, January 23, 2017 (EAT)
Kenya is likely to produce 416 million kg of tea this year, 12 percent less than in 2016, due to an ongoing drought, the agriculture minister said in ...
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NCPB to sell grain after two years in bid to eliminate post harvest losses
By Sophie Kinoti,
2024, January 17, 2017 (EAT)
The government has announced plans to overhaul grain management in the country to minimize post-harvest losses. This as concerns continue to rise o...
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Only registered farmers will sell maize to NCPB
By Noah Kuto,
945, November 7, 2016 (EAT)
The Ministry of Agriculture is set to start vetting maize farmers who will benefit from the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) purchase. Acc...
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Government to import relief maize as drought bites
By Citizen,
1746, October 19, 2016 (EAT)
The government has set out to purchase two million bags of maize to shore up the strategic grain reserve. This even as the Ministry of Agriculture ...
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Gov’t backs maize imports from Uganda
By Salome Murugi,
1558, September 26, 2016 (EAT)
The Ministry of Agriculture has challenged maize farmers to be more competitive to reduce the level of importation of the grain from the region. Th...
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Sugar millers call for effective policies
By Citizen,
1834, September 19, 2016 (EAT)
Players in the sugar sector have bemoaned the lack of effective polices that has led to the decline of the sugar industry. Rocked to its core, the ...
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Agriculture CS piles pressure on sugar mills to make profits
By Mac Otani,
1233, August 15, 2016 (EAT)
The Ministry of Agriculture is piling pressure on public sugar mills to operate profitably after dismissing claims that the country is not suited for ...
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Miraa task force to source new markets
By Dennis Otieno,
828, July 6, 2016 (EAT)
Miraa taskforce to source new markets Over two decades ago, Maua town in Igembe South constituency in Meru County was booming with business activit...
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Gov’t releases 1m bags of maize to tame flour prices
By Sophia Jerotich,
1725, June 30, 2016 (EAT)
The government has released a million bags of maize to large millers in an effort of taming the rising cost of maize flour. Maize flour prices have...
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Farmers decry low maize prices as brokers cash in on school fees demands
By Joy Chelagat,
756, January 12, 2016 (EAT)
Farmers from Soy South, Elgeyo Marakwet County have lamented over the price of maize in which they say has dropped drastically over the past few days,...
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