More often than not, agricultural conferences tend to focus on issues such as export, yields, crop husbandry and crop protection, but if a several-week long Naivasha conference that culminated on June 13, 2017 is anything to go by, there is more than meets the eye as the focus of the training was passing on communication skills to farmers. Reaching out...

  In April this year, botanists ascertained that at least twenty herbs in Kenya are possible inhibitors to many forms of cancer. According to the researchers, there are now a number of barks from herbal trees that have upgraded from being traditional medicine to possible modern medicine. The same applies to fruits like tamarind and leaves from most other plants....

  Selina Wamucii, a fresh produce company based in Kenya, has launched a robust program that guarantees consistency in high quality, fair prices and volumes for bulk buyers of fresh produce. According to the company, “the number one worry for fresh produce buyers is quality and prices. “If you are a fresh produce buyer who buys in bulk for distribution,...

The Middle-east has become a strategic destination for fresh produce imports from Kenya. By late 2015, the exports to the United Arab Emirates totaled around $220m. Delineate among these a portion of $1.1 million in that year of just a single export, Kenya mango, in cities like Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi and you get a clear picture of how sumptuously...

Since the exit of Britain from the European economic and political bloc, the EU, the United Kingdom has already begun trading pacts with African countries, one of the foremost being Kenya, especially regarding the export market of fresh produce. By Brexit terms, the UK has to renegotiate its former trading pacts with a host of major partners in the African...

Kenya has always been a force to reckon with when it comes to fresh produce exporting. The country has been enjoying greater demand for fresh fruits and vegetables especially Kenyan avocados, mangoes and french beans. One of the most notable and quickly rising sources of these demands is Russian retail shops, who have now discovered that Kenya’s fresh produce represents...