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US Technology Helps Improve Crop Yields in Drought-stricken Africa
More frequent and severe droughts in Africa are hampering food production, especially in arid parts of the continent, where farmers struggle to eke out a living. A water retention system…
Muranga County Govt To Strike Out-grower Partnership Deal With Del Monte
Murang’a Governor Irungu Kang’ata and a delegation from Murang’a county government held deliberative talks with the Managing Director of Del Monte Fresh Produce in Africa Gkaliamoutsas and other managers at…
Rural women urged to raise and embrace agriculture for economic growth
It’s mid-morning in Nyambege village in Siaya County and Veronica Akinyi is bee-bust tendering her flowering groundnuts crop. She has been a groundnuts farmer since 2017, a venture she says…
Kenyan flower farm turns waste into clean energy with new technology
As Kenyan flower farms grapple with managing waste from discarded flowers and high energy costs to power operations, a new innovation is providing the solution to the twin problems. Championed…
CIP Report; Why Kenya is a good model for potato and sweet potato seed systems in Africa
Kenya is a good model for potato and sweet potato seed systems in Africa, the international Potato Centre Annual Report reveals. This model adds the report will offer lessons to…
Kisumu County In 30Billion Deal with UK Firm For Transformative Agriculture
Kisumu Governor Anyang’ Nyong’o on Tuesday signed a KSh 30 billion deal with a United Kingdom firm United Green to increase food production in the region. “Signed a milestone partnership…
After 10+ years, Cabinet Okays GMO Crops To Make Kenya Food-Secure
The Cabinet has unlocked billions for firms involved in the genetically modified organisms (GMO) industry after it approved the farming and importation of biotechnology crops in a major policy shift…
Another export door to Malysia for hass avocado farmers in Kenya
Kenya is set to start exporting avocados to Malaysia as a delegation from the Asian nation finalizes a pest risk analysis. The delegation visited the Kakuzi farm and facilities as…
Government last minute blunder; Kenyans now facing maize flour crisis
Blunders by the government, surging demand and inefficiencies in the market have led to biting shortage of maize flour across the country. A spot check on Saturday indicated shops were…
Good news to hass avocado farmers as China clears 15 Kenyan traders to export
China has cleared 15 firms to export avocado into its vast market after an audit gave them a clean bill of health. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) said the…