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KENYA – Several state agency officials have been placed in the spotlight after 20,000 bags of contaminated sugar that had been previously condemned allegedly found their way into the market. The 27 officials from the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), National Police Service (NPS), and Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) were suspended to pave way for…
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KENYA – Willis Audi, the acting Director of the Horticulture Crops Directorate (HCD), has been appointed as the new Director General of the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA). He takes the mantle from Beatrice Nyamwamu who recently exited office a day before she was summoned to answer on irregularities within the Authority. Willis Magak Audi holds a Master of Science…
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KENYA – Avocado suppliers have called for an eight-month exemption to comply with regulations published by Agricultural Food Authority (AFA) set to be implemented on March 24, as the harvesting season draws close. In a seven-hour meeting held at Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) headquarters in Kandara, the marketing agents expressed uncertainty about being able to comply with…
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KENYA – The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) and the Retail Trade Association of Kenya (RETRAK) have launched the KS 1758 Standard by presenting audit certificates to farms who took part in the pilot stage of the program. “Another milestone in the domestic fresh produce market! We now have 7 KS 1758 Part 2 certified farms. One of the seven…
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KENYA – The government of Kenya through the Agriculture and Food Authority [AFA], has planned to launch a hot water treatment facility in Nairobi to boost export of Kenya’s horticulture products to international markets. Agriculture CS Peter Munya said the hot water treatment plant is a viable intervention for the fruit fly issue and by establishing this facility, Kenya will…
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KENYA – Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has reviewed the country’s avocado maturity indices and post-harvest handling process to safeguard the export market as global demand for the fruit surges. According to the new regulations, Kenya will now only export fruits that have a minimum of 24 per cent dry matter, as opposed to the the current 20 percent…
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KENYA – The Agriculture Food Authority (AFA), Kenya, has cautioned potato farmers and traders in Narok county against flouting packaging regulations. AFA Director General, Kello Harsama, said he will be visiting potato-growing areas in Melili and the upper parts of Narok, including Mau Narok, in the next two to three weeks to ensure the law is fully enforced. The Crops…
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