LEATHER, HIDES AND SKINS SECTOR IN KENYA The leather industry in Kenya is mainly dependent on the large livestock resource base of Cattle, Goats, Sheep and Camel. The industry also derives its raw materials from emerging livestock such as fish (Nile perch), farm Ostriches and farm Crocodiles. The sector’s contribution to Kenya’s economy currently stands […]
Plenty of opportunities exist in this industry including beef cutting, slaughtering and production and marketing of meat and by-products; harvesting and processing of leather to meet the high domestic demand as well as external market (the EU and middle East); rearing of animals for production of game meat; poultry farming; provision of affordable technologies and […]
Kenya imports 95% of its total edible oil requirements. However, many oil-seeds such as sunflower, simsim, soya beans, rapeseed, coconut, castor and groundnuts can be grown and processed locally. Opportunities in oilseed-processing industry will stimulate supply and meet domestic market demand. Coconut farm at the Kenyan coast The Government has put in place incentives in […]
Kenya is the world’s largest producer of natural pyrethrum, producing 75% of all trade pyrethrum at any given time. Pyrethrum is used to produce pyrethrin and/ or pyrethrin powder which is the most widely used natural insecticide. Given the global demand for organic insecticide, the sector provides huge opportunities in terms of seed production, plantation […]
Coffee is the second largest commodity export for Kenya. The sector employs about 1.5 million people in the rural as well as those in the processing factories and packaging, transport, auction houses, retail outlets and marketing. Nearly 98% of coffee produced in Kenya is exported mostly to the European Union, U.S., the Middle East, Canada […]
Horticulture (flowers, fruits and vegetables) is the second biggest foreign exchange earner after tea. Serviced by Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, with so many daily European bound flights in addition to good climate, horticulture and floriculture together have made the industry thrive. The success is attributed to investors in Kenya meeting the EU standards for […]
Kenya is among the top five largest producers and exporters of tea in the world. It is also the largest exporter of black tea globally. Kenya hosts the Mombasa Tea Auction Centre which is one of the largest Tea Auction Centres in the World. Mombasa Tea Auction is the only auction centre where teas from […]
Agriculture is the leading sector in the Kenyan economy, accounting for about 25% of the gross domestic product (GDP), 60% of total export earnings from horticulture, floriculture, tea and coffee. Kenya produces the highest quality coffee beans in the world. Kenya also produces the best quality tea, horticultural crops, nuts, (cashew nuts and macadamia), pyrethrum, […]
Kenya has experienced a considerable growth in Conference Tourism over the past few years. The ease of air accessibility into Nairobi through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as well as Nairobi being the host city of the United Nations Africa headquarters, United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), and the business hub for East and Central Africa […]
The country has 38 national parks and reserves in the country managed by the Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS). Click here to see list http://www.kws.go.ke/ Maasai Mara National Park Maasai Mara National Reserve is one of the most popular tourism destinations in Kenya- Africa. The reserve is located in the Great Rift Valley in primarily open grassland. Wildlife […]