Revitalizing Jaggery Processing in Kenya

Revitalizing Jaggery Processing in Kenya

By Gilbert Okoti Jaggery processing is one of the largest agro-based cottage industries in Kenya. With rising demand for natural sweeteners, attention is increasingly shi...

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Seedcane Decentralization - Opportunities, Risks and Pathways for a Resilient Sugarcane Sector

Seedcane Decentralization - Opportunities, Risks and Pathways for a Resilient Sugarcane Sector

By Geoffrey Korir The sustainability and productivity of the sugarcane industry rest heavily on the availability of high-quality, disease-free planting material. For many...

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Production of Good-Quality Seed Cane for Improved Sugarcane Yields

Production of Good-Quality Seed Cane for Improved Sugarcane Yields

By Beatrice Awuor Introduction The Kenya Sugar industry has been working towards increasing sugarcane production to fulfill the sugar consumpti...

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The Climate Crisis in Kenya’S Sugarcane Industry

The Climate Crisis in Kenya’S Sugarcane Industry

By Francis Songok In Kenya, sugar is more than just the white or brown crystalline substance we stir into our favourite tea. For more than 300,000 smallholder farmers, it...

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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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Importance of Carbon Sequestration in the Sugar Industry

Importance of Carbon Sequestration in the Sugar Industry

By Abdulrahman Otenyo The sugar industry, one of the world’s largest agricultural sectors, plays a critical role in rural economies, food production, and bioenergy....

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Mill Throughput Adjustment During Milling Season to Prevent a No-Cane Stop

Mill Throughput Adjustment During Milling Season to Prevent a No-Cane Stop

By Okoti Gilbert The sugarcane supply chain is a comprehensive system encompassing the growing, harvesting, transporting, and processing of sugarcane from the field to th...

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Harnessing Sugar Quality Control and Assurance in the Sugar Industry

Harnessing Sugar Quality Control and Assurance in the Sugar Industry

By Beatrice Awuor Understanding sugar specifications and investing in quality control and quality assurance is not just about meeting regulatory requirements; it is cruci...

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Enhancing Compliance in the Kenyan Sugar Industry

Enhancing Compliance in the Kenyan Sugar Industry

By Sheela Tumaini The sugar industry relies on collaborative efforts among farmers, sugar factories or mills, farmer associations, unions, and cooperatives, which, togeth...

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Exploring Innovations and Research Around Sugarcane Bagasse Utilization

Exploring Innovations and Research Around Sugarcane Bagasse Utilization

By Sheela Tumaini, Kenya Sugar Board Bagasse is the fibrous by-product left after sugarcane processing at the sugar factories, typically accounting for about 30% of the s...

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Green Chemistry Technology in Shaping the Kenyan Sugar Processing Industry

Green Chemistry Technology in Shaping the Kenyan Sugar Processing Industry

By Okoti Gilbert, Kenya Sugar Board The ultimate objective of the Kenya National Climate Change Council is to stabilize industrial pollution concentrations in the atmosph...

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