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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Moses Changwony, Managing Director, Sasini Tea & Coffee from The Report: Kenya 2014
How can small-scale farmers insulate themselves from rising costs and increased global supplies?
Articles & Analysis | Horticultural exports have increased, and plans are under way to boost sector productivity from The Report: Kenya 2014
Horticulture contributes around 36% of Kenya’s agricultural GDP, with the sector employing 6m Kenyans and showing strong annual growth. Kenya is a major global market for value-added mixed vegetable packs sold in European supermarkets, and the third-largest flower exporter globally after Colombia and Ecuador, driving horticulture to become one of the largest export...
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Jane Ngige, CEO, Kenya Flower Council from The Report: Kenya 2014
Articles & Analysis | Tea and coffee are key export commodities, but both segments remain vulnerable to price volatility from The Report: Kenya 2014
Tea and coffee are among Kenya’s most important export commodities and both have seen production and export values expand considerably in recent years. However, both segments are also heavily dependent on the international export market, leaving smallholder farmers vulnerable to volatility in world prices for the two crops.
Articles & Analysis | Already a major contributor, the sector is set to benefit from state-backed development and irrigation efforts from The Report: Kenya 2014
As the country’s largest employer and contributor to foreign exchange, agriculture is a critical pillar of Kenya’s society and economy, and the sector has grown steadily in recent years, despite facing a host of challenges. Although staple crops and subsistence farming are critical to maintaining food security, Kenya is also the world’s largest exporter of black tea, and...