Delegates attending Fairtrade Africa’s 20th anniversary in Nairobi, Kenya Fairtrade Africa is celebrating two decades of work with smallholder farmers and workers across Africa and the Middle East, marking the anniversary with a pledge to deepen its focus on sustainability, youth empowerment, and women’s leadership. Since its formation in 2005, the independent non-profit umbrella organisation…

The average price across all grades rose to $410 per 50kg bag. The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NSE) weekly auction recorded sales of 14,319 bags, weighing 885,991 kilograms, totalling US$ 7,273,699 (Ksh 938 million), a 45% increase compared to activity at the previous auction. Out of these, only the top five dealers handled 12,456 bags, about…

PS Regina Ombam (L) with Umesh Bhojwani (C) at the new plant at Tatu City. Vision Plus consumer electronics and appliances has become the first-ever locally manufactured LED TVs  plant in Kenya’s Special Economic Zones. The assembly plant, with a capacity to produce at least 200,000 sets annually, has been built with a firm focus…