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Government pushes for China to drop tariffs on its coffee, tea and avocados as historic trade shift looms

The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, is pushing for the accelerated clearance of Kenyan agricultural and livestock products into the Chinese…

Government calls for agriculture cooperatives to apply for KJET support ahead of December deadline

By Benson Ltamely Agriculture-based cooperatives, associations or cluster-based entities that operate in the tea, coffee, dairy, rice, leather, edible oils and textiles value chains have…

Kenya Seeks Direct Entry to U.S. Agricultural Market to Boost Farmer Earnings

Kenya is pushing to gain direct access to the U.S. market for its agricultural exports, bypassing middlemen and cutting down on compliance barriers. The effort…

Kenya unveils new tea export strategy to boost farmer earnings and secure Egyptian market

Kenya is shifting from bulk exports to packaging and branding tea at source, with new distribution hubs in Cairo, a move designed to fetch higher…

Kenya Railways and KTDA partner to transport tea

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) and Kenya Railways have come together in a partnership to transport produce from KTDA factories via the Standard Gauge…

Tea Farmers receive their payment from KTDA

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) instituted a number of changes at the end of last year, for example, payments of farmers moved from the…