Kenya
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Kenya earmarks US$ 600M for National Food Reserve to cushion against food shortages
KENYA – The government of Kenya plans to set aside KES 79.9 billion (US$ 600M) annually for the National Food Reserve to cushion against perennial…
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Farmers Party of Kenya moves to court over the Zambian maize farming deal
KENYA – Farmers Party of Kenya, has moved to the High Court and filed a case against the Minister of Agriculture over its decision to…
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Kenya to cultivate maize crops on 500,000 acres of idle public land
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to finance key State corporations to put 500,000 acres of the state’s idle land under maize…
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AFC, FSD, and AGRA invest US$ 750M to bridge the agricultural funding gap in Kenya
KENYA – The Agriculture Finance Corporation (AFC) has partnered with Financial Service Deepening (FSD) Kenya and the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to…
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Commodity trader Cargill seeks warehouse receipt operator permit in Kenya to curb post-harvest losses
KENYA- Global commodity trader Cargill is seeking certification as a warehouse receipt operator, becoming the first foreign multinational to put in the request after the…