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Last July was the second hottest month on record for the globe with scientists marking 2023 as the hottest on record that could usher in the eventual return of the El Nino weather phenomenon come 2024.

Sunday, January 8, 2023 – President William Ruto’s effort to register Kenyan farmers in the country has hit a brick wall. This is after farmers revolted against the exercise, raising serious questions in its motive. Kenya National Farmers' Federation (KENAFF) questioned why Ruto’s government was registering farmers through the Ministry of Interior. According to the Federation,…

Linturi directed that the planned licensing of the companies as direct-sales agents be suspended until ongoing coffee reforms are finalised.

The Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing will conduct the inquiry.

Serem's appointment will be for a period of five years.

The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) will admit five brokers the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) licensed last year.

Union wants farmers’ organisations allowed to do the registration as they have enough data.

The CMA and Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya have been in a supremacy battle since 2020.

Sugar Bill proposes reforms such as the gazettement of the sugar sector regulations including import rules, amendment of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act and Crops Act.

The recent KFC potato chip shortage in Kenya has served as a wake-up call for growers and the rest of the value chain in the country.