Sukari
Serikali ya Kenya imepunguza bei ya chini ya miwa kutoka Ksh5,750 hadi Ksh5,500 kwa tani, hatua inayotarajiwa kushusha bei ya sukari sokoni. Amri hiyo ilitolewa na Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Bodi ya Sukari ya Kenya, Jude Chesire, tarehe 24 Aprili 2026. Hatua hii inafuata mazungumzo makubwa ili kusawazisha mapato ya wakulima na uendelevu wa wamilinzi.
Imeripotiwa na AI
On February 15, the Melanio Hernández sugar mill in Sancti Spíritus halted operations due to fuel shortages, marking the end of Cuba's 2026 sugar harvest. This premature closure underscores the industry's long decline, forcing the country to import sugar to meet domestic needs. Mill-dependent communities now face an extended 'dead season' with reduced services and opportunities.