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Kenya Unveils KES 1.1 Trillion Agri-Food Investment Plan to Drive Food Security and Jobs
Kenya has unveiled a KES 1.1 trillion National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) for 2026–2030, setting out an ambitious roadmap to modernize agriculture, strengthen food security, attract private capital and create more than two million jobs over the next five years. The investment framework, launched during the Financing Agri Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) Summit 2026 at the Kenyatta International Convention…
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Government Officials Demand Shift from Agricultural Policy to Action at High-Level Kenya Retreat
Senior government officials from across Africa gathered this week to deliver a pointed message: the continent has enough agricultural policy. What it needs now is execution. The call came at a two-day Leadership Retreat for Permanent Secretaries from African ministries of agriculture, convened in Limuru, Kenya, and hosted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in partnership…
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Kenya’s Crossroads on Genetically Modified Crops: How Delay Turned Science Into a Billion-Shilling Question
Kenya’s hesitation on genetically modified crops has cost the country more than time. According to new data from the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF), the five-year regulatory delay in rolling out improved maize, Bt cotton, and disease-resistant potato varieties has cost KSh 20.4 billion in lost production and income. The figure captures a mix of missed harvests, blocked exports, and…
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