Why is Uganda and Tanzania producing more food than Kenya? Both countries enjoy a competitive and comparative advantage over Kenya when it comes to agricultural production. Uganda has a very favorable climate. It receives more rainfall owing to a higher forest cover. Uganda also has a bimodal planting calendar that allows two harvests of grain in a year and a year-round harvest of all other…
By Ann Macharia A visit to various fresh produce markets across the country will often help one to appreciate the need for farmers to understand the three Ps formula of market planning. The first P stands for predicting the likely market forces that may come into play long before the planting can begin. The second P stands for planning, based on the predicted market forces…
Low agricultural yield is one of the many factors that have hindered Africa from reaching its full agriculture potential. Despite its vast arable land – about 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land is in Africa. Staple crop yields in Africa, for example, have barely grown in the last 25 years, and remain the lowest of any region in the world at just 56% of…
The levying of Agriculture Produce Cess (APC) is one of the most significant barriers to trade for agricultural producers across the country. A study conducted by CGA in 2017 and by the Kenya Market Trust in 2016 revealed that multiple and high agricultural cess rates were being charged arbitrarily and with no justification for the rates applied across different counties. CGA with the support of…
