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Export ban hits macadamia farmers

Macadamia factory

Kirinyaga Senator Kamau Murango at a macadamia factory in Thika, Kiambu County on March 8, 2025.

Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group

What you need to know:

  • In September 2024, the government said it would extend the export window for six months.
  • Kirinyaga Senator James Murango, a macadamia producer, says he is stuck with tonnes of harvest.

When the government lifted the ban on selling raw (in-shell) macadamia in November 2023, farmers reaped big.

The farm gate price for kilogramme of macadamia shot from Sh20 to Sh100, with more than 1,000 tonnes of raw nuts exported in just two months.