The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) is working on a mechanism to streamline the whole macadamia value chain in efforts to enhance the production of quality nuts fit for local and international markets.
The Authority said that in collaboration with County Governments, other Government agencies, and law enforcement agencies, they will intensify surveillance and enforcement across macadamia-growing and trading regions, aggregation stores, processing facilities, and exit points.
AFA Director General (DG) Dr.
Bruno Linyiru said that the efforts to streamline the sector stem from their mandate to regulate, develop, and promote the Nuts and Oil Crops Sub-sector in accordance with the provisions of the Crops Act 2013, the AFA Act 2013, the Crops (Nuts and Oil Crops) Regulations 2020, and various standards.
