Year: 2025

For decades, Chesegon area along the border of West Pokot and Elgeyo Marakwet counties was synonymous with armed banditry attacks that left behind destruction, deaths, and displacement. The region’s plains and mountain ranges were battlegrounds where neighboring communities engaged in persistent livestock raids, violence, and mistrust. Roads became impassable, schools frequently shut down, and health …

Former banditry zone transforms into thriving farming areaRead More

The government of Uganda is planning to expand and modernize the Soroti fruit factory as part of efforts to develop the country’s fruit processing sector. The project will be implemented in partnership with Chimaki Agro Investments Ltd, an Ethiopian firm led by former First Lady Azeb Mesfin Zenawi. Uganda is currently the second-largest producer of …

Uganda plans expansion of Soroti fruit factoryRead More

Avocado growers in Gatundu North, Kiambu County, are forming a coordinated structure to address long-standing challenges linked to middlemen in the Kenyan avocado value chain. Farmers report that most fruit is sold locally for between Ksh 5 and Ksh 10, while the same fruit reaches export markets at between Sh300 and Sh500, creating a gap …

Kenyan farmers organise to regain avocado pricing powerRead More

Banana growers in Kenya’s Taveta region have seen major structural changes following the completion of the Danida Market Development Partnership (DMDP) program, implemented by the Micro-Enterprise Support Program Trust (MESPT) with Danish agency DANIDA and commercial partners Orana A/S and Wanda Agriculture Group. The five-year initiative, launched in 2020, targeted the rehabilitation of banana farming …

Kenya’s Taveta banana project drives export growthRead More

Nairobi, November 10, 2025 — The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has announced a temporary nationwide suspension on the harvesting and trade of domestically produced macadamia nuts. The seasonal closure, which will run from December 1, 2025, to February 15, 2026, is aimed at allowing the crop adequate time to mature and ensuring Kenya maintains …

AFA Announces Seasonal Ban on Macadamia Harvesting and Trade to Safeguard Crop QualityRead More

A fresh dispute has emerged in Kenya’s agricultural sector after the Kenya Poultry Breeders Association (KPDA) criticized a newly introduced Machakos County levy that mandates a Ksh.20 charge on every chicken transported out of the county.  The Association warns that the regulation could severely damage the region’s poultry industry and wipe out livelihoods that depend …

Kenya poultry sector pushes back against Machakos chicken movement feeRead More

West Africa has an oversupply of mangoes that far exceeds the capacity of its local market, while less than 20% of annual production is leaving the country. More than half of the mango production simply rots and is lost. Therefore, processing and producing mango by-products emerges as an essential and promising strategy, with the first …

Surge in mango processing in Burkina FasoRead More

A couple from Ashtead, Surrey, report that a giant pumpkin grown on their allotment has reached an estimated weight of 390kg (860lbs). Justin Griffiths and Kay Walker cultivated the pumpkin at the Leatherhead Poors Allotments, located near the M25. The couple plans to present the pumpkin at the UK National Giant Vegetables Championship during the …

UK growers prepare 390kg pumpkin for championshipRead More