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New plan to cut Sh72b food losses

Principal Secretary for Investment and Industry, Dr. Juma Mukhwana, and Swedish Ambassador to Kenya, Håkan Åkesson, during the official opening of the two-day Kenya–Sweden Bioeconomy Business and Innovation Fair in Nairobi on December 8, 2025. [Benard Orwongo,Standard]

Kenya is turning to Sweden’s agricultural and bioeconomy expertise in a bold plan to curb Kenya's Sh72 billion losses from post-harvest waste.

The move follows the launch of a new Kenya–Sweden collaborative initiative aimed at improving food utilisation, boosting farmer incomes, and creating thousands of green jobs for the country’s growing youth population.

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