The government of Kenya has unveiled a Ksh 2.1 billion plan to protect livestock farmers from the effects of El Niño rains that are expected across the country. This follows advisories from the Kenya Meteorological Department indicating an increased likelihood of enhanced rainfall, flooding, and flash floods in several counties. Speaking during the launch in
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe is weighing a request by the Cereal Millers Association (CMA) to allow the duty-free importation of three million metric tonnes (MT) of white maize as Kenya faces its lowest production in seven years. CMA has asked the Government to gazette the three million tonnes, arguing that a duty-free window would
The Government has intensified the nationwide rollout of the Animal Identification and Traceability (ANITRAC) system to modernize Kenya’s livestock sector and improve global competitiveness. Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development Senator Mutahi Kagwe led a livestock sensitization and tagging exercise in Kurawa, Tana River County, following last week’s national launch of the programme in
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