Investment Opportunities in Agricultural Sector
Agriculture is the cornerstone of the economy. Agriculture itself employs more than 80% of the population and contributes about 24% of Kenya’s GDP.
Horticulture:
This industry is the fastest growing in the country and is ranked third in terms of foreign exchange earnings from exports after tourism and tea. Exports of fruit, flowers, and vegetables attracting an increasing amount of foreign attention and money but all in all tea continues to bring in the largest agricultural profit in Kenya. investment opportunities in this sector lies mainly in production and export of products such as cut-flowers, French beans, pineapples, mushrooms, asparagus, mangoes, macadamia nuts, avocados, passion fruits, melons, and carrots.Poultry Products
Poultry industry in Kenya is underdeveloped. People interested in investing in this area, could benefit hugely in exporting also to neighbouring countries.Livestock:
Huge opportunities in this sub-sector meat and dairy production. Liberalised dairy industry has provided with numerous opportunities in milk processing both for local and neighbouring markets. Others here include bee keeping and honey processing which practically are yet to be developed. Livestock products like leather give you as an investor a great potential in production of leather products.These are only examples of immense opportunities open for investment in the Kenyan Agricultural Sector.
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The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a premier national institution bringing together research programmes in food crops, horticultural and industrial crops, livestock and range management, land and water management, and socio-economics. KARI promotes sound agricultural research, technology generation and dissemination to ensure food security through improved productivity and environmental conservation. If you and your company are training and research kind of field then, you have a lot to learn from Kari and discover which areas are most in need. Kenya is open for investiments in many agricultural sectors. Don't hesitate, call our Embassy now for help on how to start!
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KEPHIS is a regulatory agency for quality control of agricultural input and produce in Kenya. KEPHIS coordinates all matters relating to crop pests and disease control, advises the Director of Agriculture on appropriate seeds and planting materials for export and import. This is the best place to start if you and or your company are looking into investing in Kenya in farm inputs. Visit and see mountains of opportunities waiting for you out there.
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Kenya Tea board of Kenya
The Tea Board of Kenya established in 1950 under the Tea Act (Cap 343) of the laws of Kenya is mandated to regulate the tea industry in all aspects of tea growing, research, manufacture, trade and promotion in both the local and the international markets. The Board also disseminates information relating to tea and advises the Government on all policy matters regarding the tea industry through the Ministry of Agriculture.
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From Bush to Cup (Life Cycle)
Kenya Flowers
The floriculture sector in Kenya is the number 2 foreign exchange earner after tea bringing in more than $250million per annum and employing 50,000-70,000 people directly and more than 1.5 million indirectly. If you are an investor looking for a place to invest this is one of them.
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Kenya Planters Co-operative Union
KPCU is a farmer's body whose mandate is to offer cost effective services to the farmers. Besides its role in coffee milling and marketing, it offers field extensions services, high yield coffee seedling, short term credit to finance coffee production, farm inputs, as well as strategically located and modern storage and milling facilities.
KPCU boasts of an integrated quality analysis unit that ensures that coffee is milled and graded according to standards that conform to International Coffee Organisation (ICO), International Standards Organisation (ISO) and Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS).
The Company represents the farmers' in the international Coffee Organisation (ICO) as a member of the private sector consultative board, and at the Inter-Africa Coffee Organisation (IACO) and sustains superior coffee production standards that appeal to the local, regional and international consumer. Lot's of oppoetunities here too for investors interested in this field.
Kenya Planters Co-operative Union
Kenya Dairy Production
Kenya Dairy Board (KDB)is a state corporation under the Ministry of Livestock and fisheries Department that was established in 1958 by an Act of Parliament, the Dairy Industry Act Cap 336 of the Laws of Kenya.KDB has a mandate to efficiently and sustainably develop, promote and regulate the dairy industry in Kenya.
Aim to be the leader in regulating, developing and promoting a sustainable dairy industry that contributes to income generation and good health.
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Kenya Tea - True taste of Kenya
Kenya Tea Packers Ltd. (KETEPA) is one of the largest tea blending and packaging companies in Africa with a capacity to produce 15million kilograms of packed loose-leaf tea and over 1 million Kgs of tea bags per annum.KETEPA gets ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Standard. Tea is the second foreign income earner after tourism.
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