http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/feed Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:08:51 +0000 https://bbpress.org/?v=2.6.9 en-US http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/epa-eaceu/#post-220 http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/epa-eaceu/#post-220 Sun, 10 Jul 2016 20:13:25 +0000 It was reported in the Daily Nation that Tanzania is balking out of EPA. SO what is EPA AND where is the region on this particular topic. links below explains more http://www.eac.int/trade/index.php?option=com_content&id=121&Itemid=105&limitstart=1 and http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2009/january/tradoc_142194.pdf.

]]> http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/impact-of-the-uks-vote-to-exit-the-eu-on-kenyan-horticulture/#post-84 http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/impact-of-the-uks-vote-to-exit-the-eu-on-kenyan-horticulture/#post-84 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 07:20:01 +0000 It’s official that the UK has voted to exit the EU in the just concluded referendum on this issue. What does this mean for Kenya’s horticulture industry in the immediate, short and medium term? Share your thoughts and insights on the same.

]]> http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/food-losses-in-africa/#post-83 http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/food-losses-in-africa/#post-83 Fri, 24 Jun 2016 06:52:05 +0000 Came across this interesting article on the situation in Africa. http://venturesafrica.com/tag-sdgs-why-africa-needs-to-deal-with-food-waste/ What is key is the need to reduce post harvest losses and create and enabling environment for different grades of produce to reach consumers at different levels instead of going to waste. In terms of government influence incentives would be a better way to go rather than controls! What are your thoughts?

]]> http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/text-message-service-to-check-on-fake-inputs/#post-82 http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/text-message-service-to-check-on-fake-inputs/#post-82 Thu, 23 Jun 2016 20:59:18 +0000 This morning I read an interesting article in the Standard newspaper, it was quite refreshing to read of an agrovet who is winning business by making use of an innovative short message service (sms) based application that farmers and buyers of seeds can use to check if the product they have purchased is real or fake. By sending a text message to 1393 with batch number of the seed the buyer gets an alert whether the same is real or fake. Read more about it on (http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000205721/simple-sms-technology-saves-eldoret-farmers-from-buying-fake-inputs). While I am yet to test the service it is definitely one way to increase the levels of professionalism in Agriculture by having an independent means of verification. What other tools for weeding out fake inputs exist and how do we spread awareness on these?

]]> http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/what-is-socaa-and-how-can-it-benefit-members/#post-71 http://members.socaa.or.ke/forums/topic/what-is-socaa-and-how-can-it-benefit-members/#post-71 Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:24:28 +0000 What is SoCAA all about and how does it benefit people in the Agribusiness sector? Let us have a discussion to help people access benefits associated with the society.

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