Indonesia offers to help Kenya boost palm oil production

Indonesia has offered to assist Kenya to improve the production of palm and sunflower oil, the Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry has announced. A delegation from the Asian nation, the world’s largest producer of palm oil, is expected in Nairobi next week for discussions with President William Ruto and Cabinet Secretaries Moses Kuria (Investments, Trade and Industry) and Mithika Linturi (Agriculture). An agreement for end-to-end development of the edible oil industry will be signed during the meetings. “The talks will be centred around supporting farmers in selected counties of Lamu, Kwale, Tana River, Taita Taveta, Homa Bay, Migori, Kisumu and Busia through an out-grower scheme as well large-scale farming,” the ministry said. The Indonesian delegation will be led by Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan who coordinates seven ministries in President Joko Widodo’s government. It will be the second time in six months that ...