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This report compliments the FAIRS Country Report, and provides information on certificates that required by the Government of Kenya (GOK) to export food and agricultural products into Kenya.

This report contains Government of Kenya (GOK) technical import requirements and regulations for food and agricultural products.

Kenya is an emerging middle-income country and has one of the best performing economies in sub-Saharan Africa.

While demand for Kenya coffee in the world remains steady, with the United States being one of the top export destinations, the future of Kenya’s coffee production is uncertain.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts stagnant sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 due to delayed privatization of Kenya’s state-owned sugar mills, poor investments in production technology....

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a surge in Kenya’s imports of corn, wheat and rice in the marketing year (MY) 2019/2020 due to widening local supply deficit.

Bt. cotton will likely be the first commercially approved genetically engineered (GE) crop for cultivation in Kenya.

Kenya’s hotel, restaurants and institutional (HRI) sector is growing rapidly and attracting local and international brands.

Kenya’s imports of consumer-oriented food products grew at an annual average rate of 12.6 percent between calendar years (CY) 2013 and 2017.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a stagnation in Kenya's coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 due to the start of a production slump that is associated with coffee’s biennial bearing cycle.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts a 30 percent increase in Kenya’s sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2018/2019 following a recovery from drought in the main sugarcane growing areas.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in Kenya’s corn, wheat and rice imports due to a widening domestic supply deficit during the marketing year (MY) 2018/2019.