Kenyan farmers self-reliant with AFC's credit funding

Posted on :Wednesday , 6th January 2021

Franklin Bett, Chairman of the Board of Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC), urged residents of the county of Marsabit to use corporate lending in order to enhance food safety and generate wealth.

Mr. Bett said that the government committed to make Kenyans autonomous, providing not only affordable but also flexible credit for generating wealth and transforming life. The Ch. . .

Nairobi the leading online food supply city in Africa.

Posted on :Wednesday , 2nd December 2020

Kenya leading in the package through the mobile Internet and shows Kenyans' propensity to browse through their smartphones and desktops. The largest market group are urban, young and tech-savvy people between the age group of 25 and 34.

The 2020 Kenya Food Index shows that online foods and beverages in Kenya is currently $1.8 billion and expected to touch $3.8 billion by the . . .

Kenya lays foundation to its self-sustaining egg programme

Posted on :Monday , 5th October 2020

The governor of Kirinyaga county, Anne Waiguru, under the ‘Wezesha Kirinyaga’ (‘Enable Kirinyaga’) programme, have initiated a project which will have 32 community farmers produce a million eggs per month, which will have each farmer earn daily 1,000 Kenyan shillings. The project focuses on increasing the profitability . . .

Food & Agriculture In East Africa Expected To Rise by $1 Trillion By 2030

Posted on :Monday , 24th February 2020

The AfDB president made a couple of quick highlights to deliberate. The food and agriculture in East Africa expected to rise by $1 trillion by 2030. Africa's population is now at 1.2 billion, which is likely to double by 2.5 billion by 2050.  

The continent has 60% of global arable land but has unfortunately become one of the most prospective food importers targeted by j. . .

The Highest Monthly Production Record Of Tea Farmers In Kenya

Posted on :Monday , 24th February 2020

Smallholder tea farmers under the Kenya Tea Development Agency delivered 150.5 million kilos of green leaf in January 2020.

The performance, which is the highest ever amount recorded by KTDA-managed factories in a single month, was driven by heavy rains that spilled over from 2019.

In the Month of December 2019 amount was 21.8 %, which was higher than what . . .