The government has revised the minimum sugarcane price from Ksh 5,750 to Ksh 5,500 per tonne following consultations to balance farmer earnings, miller sustainability, and current market realities. In a directive issued by the Kenya Sugar Board on April 24, 2026, all millers were ordered to implement the new price immediately and ensure prompt farmer
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe has issued a one-month ultimatum to maize hoarders to release their stocks to the market, warning that failure to do so will compel the Government to allow duty-free maize imports to stabilize maize flour prices. CS Kagwe said the Government’s first option remains purchasing maize from local farmers to
The Ministry of Agriculture has warned of drought, rising rice prices, and a looming food crisis. In a statement on January 6, Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe said Kenya is edging closer to a food crisis as drought disrupts production, rice supply gaps widen, and prices begin to wobble. Kagwe said that rice has become a
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