Turning agricultural sector into $1 trillion industry
Africa's agricultural sector could become a $1 trillion industry by 2030 if governments and the private sector radically rethink policies and support for farmers, the World Bank said in a report released last week.
Africa's food market, currently valued at $313 billion a year, could triple if farmers modernized their practices and
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Kenya’s dairy industry key to Africa’s agribusiness
The productivity of dairy cows is nearly three times higher in Kenya than elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, a new report reveals.
Indeed, with better policies and Government support, the sector can help grow African agribusiness to a trillion-dollar food market by 2030.
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Kenyan farmers to get seedlings
The Ministry of Agriculture has released 517 metric tonnes of assorted drought resistant crops seeds to be distributed to farmers in 99 constituencies in 31 counties across the country.
At a cost of over Sh104 million, the Ministry will also distribute 1.5 million cassava cuttings and 2.4 million sweet
Kenyan’s aim to get more out of a cuppa
While Kenyan tea exports are set to increase by four percent this year, a strategy has put in place to find other uses for the humble tea leaf.
The future is looking rosy for a Kenyan cup of tea with forecasts that exports are expected to grow by four percent to Sh116 billion in 2013.
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