Transforming Kenya’S Sugar Industry Through a Quality-Based Cane Payment System

Transforming Kenya’S Sugar Industry Through a Quality-Based Cane Payment System

By Etherly Barasa Introduction Kenya’s sugar industry has for decades played a vital role in the country’s economy, supporting over...

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Bridging the Seed Cane Gap - The Missing Link in Kenya’S Sugar Productivity

Bridging the Seed Cane Gap - The Missing Link in Kenya’S Sugar Productivity

Authored by Korir Geoffrey Seed cane forms the biological foundation upon which sugarcane productivity and factory recovery depend. In Kenya, however, systemic weaknesses...

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Why Farmers Should Have Confidence in the Quality-Based Cane Payment System

Why Farmers Should Have Confidence in the Quality-Based Cane Payment System

By Beatrice Awuor The Kenya sugar industry is transitioning to the Quality Based Cane Payment System (QBCPS). This transition is intended to create a fairer, more transpa...

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Roadblocks to Profitability - The Impact of Transport Cost on Sugarcane Farmers in Kenya

Roadblocks to Profitability - The Impact of Transport Cost on Sugarcane Farmers in Kenya

By Francis Songok The journey of cane from the field to the mill in Kenya should be as straightforward as the classic school math problem: A tractor travels at X km/h...

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From Sweetness to Sustainability - Assessing Diversification Potential in Kenyan Sugar Mills.

From Sweetness to Sustainability - Assessing Diversification Potential in Kenyan Sugar Mills.

By Francis Songok Introduction The Kenya sugar industry is one of the pillars of the nation's agricultural economy, supporting over six mil...

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