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Tagged “Agriculture”2 articles

Business StrategyCommentary

Real Business Is in Policy (Part III): Coffee, Cash Crops and the Chief

Part III: Kenya’s coffee economy shows that markets are not merely discovered, they are designed through land, labour, licences, chiefs and power.

Eric Omanga7 September 202611 min read

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The Kenya Sugar Belt: Leasing, Capability and the Ledger Nobody Can See

Four state sugar mills were leased, not sold, in May 2025. Farmer payments and milling have improved at some sites; disclosure, worker arrears and creditor claims remain unresolved. This fact-checked case asks whether leasing has produced capability, or only a change of gatekeeper.

Eric Omanga4 September 202615 min read

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