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Kenya’s consumer-oriented food imports increased 9 percent to $529 million in 2022. This increase was fueled by a positive economic recovery from COVID-19-related disruptions, a sound macroeconomic environment, and a shift in consumer preferences towards convenience, variety, and international cuisines.

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....