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Kenya has turned the humble act of wheat farming into a spectacle of modern economic irony. The latest figures from the Economic Survey 2025 reveal a curious case: while local wheat production dawdled at 312,200 metric tonnes in 2024, imports swaggered into the national pantry at a whopping 2.3 million tonnes. That’s right — Kenya imported seven times more wheat than it produced.

For decades, Kenya’s floriculture industry has bloomed with pride, its signature roses and carnations gracing flower shops across Europe and beyond. But in a quiet revolution over the last five years, a new horticultural hero has been budding: fruits.

Kenya’s sugar industry closed 2024 on a high, bouncing back from a troubled 2023 with a remarkable 72.5% surge in production, according to new figures from the Kenya Sugar Board. Total output hit 815.5 thousand tonnes, up from 472.8 thousand tonnes the year before — the largest annual increase recorded in the past five years.