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Macadamia export controls tested by sophisticated smugglers

Beatrice Gathigia, a macadamia farmer in Gatitu village, Nyeri. [File, Standard]

Kenya’s macadamia sector is once again under scrutiny after the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) reopened the seasonal harvesting and trading of domestically produced nuts, effective February 1, 2026.

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