The government will conduct a census of dairy farmers and their livestock for better planning, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has said. Mr Munya said the collection of data which the ministry will undertake in collaboration with the county governments is meant to aid the government in mainstreaming the dairy sub sector. Speaking at a…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya said the ministry was considering reviewing the regulations surrounding the Cherry Fund for it to benefit coffee farmers more. This could include enabling farmers to access farm inputs on credit. “We have now hit around Sh300 million in terms of disbursement of the Cherry Fund,” said Mr Munya during the…
KTDA (MS) Ltd has three goals: exploit small-holder tea farmers, remain opaque and be unaccountable The Position Statement published by the Kenya Tea Development Agency (Management Services) Ltd in the East African Standard of Monday, March 22, 2021 is a mélange of misrepresentations and half-truths. The correct position is as follows: 1. There is…
Following an Executive Order No. 3 of 2021 issued by the President H.E Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday 12th March 2021, on revitalization of the tea sub-sector, the Ministry of Agriculture is ready to support the tea factory companies, to convene their annual general meetings and carry out elections in order to pick new members of…
His Excellency the President issued Executive Order No. 3 of 2021 on Friday 12th March 2021 on revitalization of the tea sub-sector. H.E. the President noted: That the tea sub-sector has been experiencing challenges particularly with regard to diminishing earnings to tea farmers; That the management of the smallholder sub-sector is currently vested in KTDA…