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KTDA teas uptake at the auction improves
KTDA-managed factories sold 87% of all teas offered at the Mombasa Tea Auction on July
AGRF and Heifer International Launch Pitch AgriHack 2021
Competition provides cash grants to innovators, increasing the use of technologyand creating jobs across Africa’s
Nyeri Governor commissions poultry feed processing plant
Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga commissioned a poultry feed processing plant for the Labura Community Based
Schools receive seedlings to support 4-K Clubs
Ten Primary schools in Nairobi have received 10,000 seedlings from the Ministry of Agriculture to
Supporting dairy farming in Uasin Gishu
Uasin Gishu County Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries has begun a monitoring and
Here are farming rules
By David Ndegwa Farming is like a game and to play any game effectively, one
Here are farming rules
By David Ndegwa Farming is like a game and to play any game effectively, one
Using animal identification for more formal engagement and investment in dairy farming
By Kimuri Mwangi Animal identification remains an area that has not received the necessary attention
Farming changes life for youth in Central African Republic
Whilst studying for his business degree, Emmanuel had dreams of being an entrepreneur and earning
Study shows access to infrastructure can increase youth engagement in agriculture
Youth unemployment remains a critical challenge in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where the
I was chased like a dog from my farm as I had no lease agreement – Caleb Karuga
By Kimuri Mwangi Celebrated farmer and former K24 journalist Caleb Karuga has warned farmers against
Maize or napier grass as fodder?- a farmer’s insight.
A dairy farmer from Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County is advocating for use of maize as fodder
Schools receive seedlings to support 4-K Clubs
Ten Primary schools in Nairobi have received 10,000 seedlings from the Ministry of Agriculture to
Independent tea producers support Munya on minimum price
Introducing a minimum price below which tea presented at the auction cannot be sold was
New quality mark for the horticulture standard
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) recently launched the quality mark for the Horticulture standard
Government interventions to increase tea prices
The government is emphasizing on improving tea farmers’ earnings in the continuing tea reforms in
New KTDA Board inducted & challenged to speed up reforms
The newly elected tea directors were finally inducted as board directors of KTDA Holdings Ltd.
The Coffee Bill, 2021 at a glance
The Coffee Bill 2021 is undergoing public participation by the National Assembly. Some of the
KTDA runs to court again
The High Court in Nairobi on Monday (April 26, 2021) issued orders restraining the Attorney
Has the chicken come home to roost for KTDA as police raid offices?
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Limited has been left to releasing a flurry
High Court Suspends President Kenyatta’s Executive Order on KTDA managed Factory Elections, Subsidiaries
The High Court in Nairobi has this afternoon issued a conservatory order suspending the implementation
High Court Dismisses AFA’s Application to be Enjoined in Suit Against Tea Act
The High Court in Embu has dismissed an application by the Agriculture and Food Authority
Uganda hit hard in the creamy, milky battle in East Africa
By Kimuri Mwangi A creamy, milky, battle has been going on for a while in
KTDA Managers summoned by DCI
Senior Managers from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have been summoned to appear before
Kenya National Biosafety Authority Approves Genetically Modified Cassava
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved environmental release of genetically modified (GM) cassava
Digitization equipment set to accelerate Kenya’s breeding programs
Last month, the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) platform handed over digitization equipment to the
A high-tech response is helping countries win the battle against Desert Locusts
For the unsuspecting farmer, the Desert Locust is a formidable enemy. These wretched pests have
7 things to follow in aquaponics
A marriage between aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, snails or prawns in tanks)
Encouraging microbes to work for us
In 1826, the genial French gastronome Brillat-Savarin penned the phrase “Tell me what you eat,
Five ways nuclear technology is improving agriculture and food security
Some of the most innovative ways of improving agricultural practices involve nuclear technology. Using isotopes
List of Agrochemical products approved by Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) for management of potato pest and disease
This is a list of the relevant pesticide products approved by Pest Control Products Board
Farmer beware- that animal feed could be sand
By Kimuri Mwangi Mwangi (not his real name) is a prominent dairy farmer from Nyeri
KEBS bans sale and consumption of Rumate feed supplement
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended the sale and distribution of Rumate animal
The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua
By Henry Kinyua About a month ago, the Nairobi Coffee Auction trading floor was closed
Industry has pesticides ready for locust spraying in Kenya- Agrochemicals Association
Kenya has the pesticides to tackle the country’s locust invasion ready and stored in local
New KCC to venture into goat and camel milk processing
Dairy goat and camel farmers have a reason to smile as New KCC plans to
Mawaziri wa Kilimo Afrika Mashariki wakutana
Mawaziri wa Kilimo, Mifugo na Uvuvi wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki walikutana hivi karibuni Jijini
Limeni alizeti mpate faida ya haraka – Waziri Mkuu Majaliwa
Waziri Mkuu wa Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Mhe. Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa amewaasa Wakulima wa
Tanzania yapambana na nzige
Waziri wa Kilimo Profesa Adolf Mkenda (Mb) ametoa tathmini ya kazi ya kuwadhibiti nzige wa
Bilioni 12 za wakulima wa kahawa kagera kulipwa
Serikali ya Tanzania imesema wakulima waliokusanya kahawa yao kwenye vyama vya ushirika mkoani Kagera wataanza
Uzalishanji wa mkonge umepanda – Mgumba
Juhudi zinazochukuliwa na Serikali zimewezesha uzalishaji wa zao la mkonge kupanda kutoka tani 19,700 mwaka
Wanafunzi wa kilimo wasifukuzwe – Kusaya
Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Kilimo Bw.Gerald Kusaya ameagiza uongozi wa Chuo cha mafunzo ya Kilimo