Commodities Fund (ComFund) is established under Crops Act 2013 (amended May 2016), Article 9 (1). The Fund is the successor of the Coffee Development Fund and Sugar Development Fund (which was part of Kenya Sugar Board).
Coffee Development Fund and Kenya Sugar Board were among other Agriculture Sector institutions that ceased to be, following coming to effect of Crops Act 2013 on 1st August 2014, following the review and consolidation of over 130 laws (which existed in the agricultural sector in Kenya, including the Coffee Act, 2001 that had established Coffee Development Fund, and Sugar Act, 2001 that had established Kenya Sugar Board, which administered Sugar Development Fund) which culminated in the enactment of the Agriculture and Food Authority Act, 2013 (amended May 2016), the Crops Act 2013 (amended May, 2016), and the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Act, 2013.
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KISII VALIDATES BANANA FINANCING REPORT
A meeting held today by banana subsector players in Kisii county has validated a value chain analysis report aimed at establishing a credit scheme to finance the crop.
The Kisii Agriculture CECM Mr Elijah Okemwa Obwori, who officiated the meeting decried the decreasing production of the crop in county, pointing out that untenable land use and lack of accessible credit support for banana value chain are some of the factors affecting the production.
"I am glad that Commodities Fund has come up with this financing portfolio, at a very timely moment," he said.
He confirmed the Kisii county is in the process of developing banana strategy.
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Was a pleasure attending the session, your commitment has a purpose for commercialisation of banana.
HEY! CASHEW NUT SUBSECTOR! WE HAVE YOUR FINANCES, AT 3% INTEREST RATE!
Are you a cashew nut processor? DO YOU have a cashew nut value chain venture in need of financing? Get Government financing through Commodities Fund, at an interest rate of between 3% - 5%. DM us right here or email us: info@comfund.co.ke
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FAQs 6:. WHERE CAN I GET YOUR SERVICES?
ANSWER: Visit Commodities Fund's Head offices- Nairobi: Utalii House, 11th Floor, along Utalii Lane, Off Uhuru Highway Nairobi.
We also have regional offices in Embu, Meru, Nyeri, Kericho, Eldoret, Bungoma and Mombasa
You can also email us: info@comfund.co.ke, DM us right here this page, or on X: @cofkenya
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