Kenya: Farmers to Obtain License to Grow ‘Ndengu’ in Proposed Law

Nairobi — Kenyan mung bean farmers will require licenses from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) if the proposed Bill is enacted into law.

The Mung Beans Bill 2022, seeking to promote growth and development of the mung bean industry, proposes that every grower shall register with the relevant county executive committee (CEC) member in charge of agriculture, with each CEC member required to maintain a register of all mung bean growers in their respective counties.

“Every grower shall…