Listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc has started developing a 30-acre greenhouse project to expand its blueberry production as the company diversifies its revenue streams. The project adds blueberries to Kakuzi’s portfolio of superfood crops, alongside macadamia and avocado. The company said its blueberry pilot project has registered strong results, including commercial viability following crop variety
Listed agribusiness and superfoods producer Kakuzi Plc has acknowledged the growing international market risks facing the firm and Kenyan export agriculture, necessitating strategic diversification of products and markets. Speaking at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) listed firm’s 98th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Kakuzi Plc Chairman, Mr Nicholas Ng’ang’a, said agribusiness firms globally are facing contemporary
The government plans to intensify value addition and consumption of locally manufactured agro-products as part of the national industrial development strategy, Investments, Trade, and Industry Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui has said. The ongoing plans, CS Kinyanjui said, are geared toward promoting value addition and agro-business capacity building, targeting various crops and superfoods, including Macadamia, Avocado,