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Corteva Agriscience to Train 20,000 Women Farmers in Kenya

by BT ReporterAgribusinessJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020

The project is part of Corteva Agriscience 2030 sustainability goals

Scientists Confident of Developing Maize Varieties Resistant to Stemborers After Breakthrough

by BT CorrespondentAgribusinessJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Varieties have the ability to defend themselves against stemborers by summoning natural enemies of the pest

Tea Lobby Fronts Further Measures to Protect Farmers From Cartels

by Samuel GitongaAgribusiness BusinessMay 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Lobby wants forensic audit of KTDA and its subsidiaries since 2000 upto date

Tea Farmers Lost Billions at Imperial and Chase Banks

by BT CorrespondentAgribusinessApril 22, 2020April 21, 2020

This unscrupulous practice saw farmers lose Ksh 4.6 billion placed as deposits in Imperial Bank and Chase Bank

KTDA’s Predatory Behaviour, Manipulation Have Cost Tea Farmers Billions

by BT ReporterAgribusiness NEWSApril 20, 2020April 19, 2020

Significant amounts of farmers’ money has been lost to buyers who were supplied tea by KTDA and refused or failed to pay.

Wasting Sugar Production Opportunity Subjecting Kenyans, Millers to Losses

by Hakeenah N. NjengaAgribusinessMarch 5, 2020March 5, 2020

One of the worst hit in Kenyan agriculture is the sugar sub sector which has seen farmers abandoning sugarcane farming

Additional Taxes on Sugar Likely With New Taskforce Recommendations

by BT ReporterAgribusinessFebruary 24, 2020February 24, 2020

The taskforce also proposed strict compliance with the COMESA regulations and outlined a raft reforms needed to increase the sugar sector’s productivity

National Agriculture Summit to Tackle Kenyan Challenges Ailing Sector

by BT CorrespondentAgribusinessFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 2020

Industry players are focusing their attention on amplifying one sectoral voice