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Kenya: Nairobi to Promote Urban Agriculture, Distribute Green Houses to Schools
Posted on :Wednesday , 6th July 2016
The Nairobi County will spend Sh10.2 million to promote urban agriculture by distributing green houses to schools and rehabilitation homes.
The county will also spend Sh13.5 million on water harvesting facilities to sustain the green house project meant to enhance food security through agri-business and urban and peri-urban faming technologies, a county official sai. . .Uganda to Become East Africa's Fertiliser Hub
Posted on :Tuesday , 14th June 2016
Kampala — African Potash, a company listed on the London Stock Market, has signed an agreement with Uganda that will see the UK firm establish its presence here to supply affordable fertilisers to farmers in the country, East Africa and beyond.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last week was witnessed by Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. . .Kenya: Govt. Permits Direct Tea Export
Posted on :Wednesday , 1st June 2016
In an unprecedented move, local companies and farmers' organisations have been given the go-ahead to directly export tea to international markets.
The government's decision is aimed at cutting off unscrupulous middlemen who have continued to eat into the farmers' profits.Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said what tea producers. . .Kenya: Wheat Imports Increase to Sh35 Billion
Posted on :Thursday , 14th April 2016
Kenya's wheat imports hit Sh35.6 billion last year amid rising concerns by local farmers that millers are overlooking their produce.
The farmers said millers are shunning their crop in favour of imports because oversupply in the international market has driven down wheat prices by more than 30 per cent since last year."Millers ar. . .UBA Invests U.S $25 Million in Zambia Agro Sector
Posted on :Wednesday , 13th April 2016
THE United Bank of Africa (UBA) has invested over US$25 million in Zambia's Agriculture sector in the last three months of 2015 to support diversification programmes and grow the country's economy.
UBA chief executive officer Stanley Ugwueze said the Bank had supported the country's agriculture sector by providing financial services of up to $25 million between Octo. . .Please Select an Option
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