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Agriculture
Tea Levy Drives Mombasa Auction Unsold Volumes to 2026 High
Mombasa's Sale 22 tea auction recorded a 27% unsold rate — the highest of 2026 — as Kenya's 0.8% export levy pushes buyers toward levy-free Rwanda and Burundi teas.
KES 1.08 Trillion NASIP Plan Targets 2 Million Jobs by 2030
Kenya launches the KES 1.081 trillion NASIP 2026-2030 agri-food investment plan at the FINAS Summit in Nairobi, targeting 2 million new jobs by 2030.
Greenhouse Tomato Farming Basics for First-Time Growers
Key takeawaysFocus topic: greenhouse tomato farming KenyaCovers: costs, pests, markets, practical tips for residents and visitorsBest for: residents, diaspora returnees and visitors planning around…
Agribusiness Ideas for Youth in Rural Kenya Counties
Key takeawaysFocus topic: agribusiness ideas Kenya youthCovers: crops, poultry, markets, practical tips for residents and visitorsBest for: residents, diaspora returnees and visitors planning aroun…
How Technology is Powering China's Agricultural Modernisation — and What Kenya Can Learn
As China's rural villages demonstrate what technology can do for farming — from robots scanning crops for disease to satellites guiding cotton seeders — Kenya's smallholder farmers have a compelling model to study. Smart agriculture helped one Chinese village multiply its collective income from 3,000 yuan to over 4 million yuan in a single year.
Loitokitok Man Charged After Police Intercept Illegal Pesticides Smuggled from Tanzania
A suspect has been charged at Loitokitok Law Courts for allegedly smuggling unregistered pesticides from Tanzania, after being intercepted at the Nkama Police Roadblock while ferrying the illegal chemicals to Kimana and Mashuru. The Pest Control Products Board has warned traders that such offences carry serious criminal penalties.
Nairobi Hosts Key Workshop to Bolster Animal Disease Surveillance Across East Africa
Nairobi is at the centre of a regional push to overhaul how African nations track and respond to livestock disease outbreaks, as experts from Eastern, Southern, and select West African countries converge for a training workshop funded by the European Union under the Pan-African Programme for the Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants.
African Union Bureau Urges African Nations to Overhaul Livestock Health Data Systems
The African Union's animal resources bureau has issued a firm call to African governments to invest in more dependable livestock data infrastructure, warning that poor-quality information is actively undermining disease surveillance efforts and weakening policy decisions across the continent. The appeal came at the close of a two-day workshop held in Nairobi.
Kenya Launches World Agriculture Forum Country Council to Drive Farm Growth
Kenya has unveiled the World Agriculture Forum Country Council, a new body aimed at accelerating agricultural transformation by connecting global technology with local farming needs. The initiative, backed by government officials, researchers, and agribusiness leaders, seeks to tackle climate disruptions, trade barriers, and food security pressures facing the country's farming sector.