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Agriculture Ministry under fire from Governors and Senate
Governors have continued exerting pressure to the Ministry of Agriculture over the regulations in the
An initiative aimed at creating employment for vulnerable and under-served youth launched
The Ministry of ICT, Innovation, and Youth Affairs and the World Bank have launched a
Kshs. 27.62 billion tea bonus released to farmers
The 54 Tea Factory Companies managed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency Management Services Limited
Integrated Marketing Communication strategy to boost Kenya’s horticultural exports
Kenya has developed a one-year marketing strategy for its horticulture products targeting the European Union,
Vihiga boosts extension services through NARIGP
Extension services in Vihiga County have been boosted after the Governor commissioned two vehicles and
“Eat more fish” campaign in Uasin Gishu
The County Government of Uasin Gishu, Fisheries Directorate conducted a “eat more fish” campaign aimed
Agribusiness
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
Project training entrepreneurs in banana value addition
Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has kick-started training of representatives from Banana
World’s most expensive sheep sold at Kshs. 53 million
A family on August 27th 2020 sold their six months old sheep at an Auction
ICT Adoption can Increase Crop Productivity among young farmers in Tanzania – study shows
A study has shown that the involvement of Africa’s youth in rural development and agriculture
Munya lauds bank’s youth agribusiness training programme
The Ministry of Agriculture is interested in collaborating with the KCB Foundation to expand ongoing
Kenya declares war on FC Moth as it threatens the EU flower and horticultural export market
The Kenyan government and agricultural industry are launching an urgent offensive against a moth that
Agriculture Policy
Agriculture Ministry under fire from Governors and Senate
Governors have continued exerting pressure to the Ministry of Agriculture over the regulations in the
Download recently launched agriculture reforms bills here
Download the 5 Bills recently launched by Agriculture CS peter Munya to reform the agricultural
Proposed Coffee Bill 2020 proposes radical changes in the sector
The Coffee Bill 2020 permits coffee factories to register as autonomous societies under the co-operative
Government launches 5 agricultural reform bills
The Kenyan Government has launched five agricultural reform bills. These are Coffee Bill 2020 Fibre
The government will not deal with fertilizer- Munya
The Government has assured fertiliser dealers that there will be no interference in the market
Governors head to court as they reject the proposed tea regulations
Governors have rejected the proposed tea regulations throwing their implementation into uncertainty. The Council of
Agriculture Politics
KTDA Managers summoned by DCI
Senior Managers from the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have been summoned to appear before
Agriculture CEC faces possible impeachment
The CEC Agriculture Bungoma County, Mathews Chirasa Mukanda is facing possible impeachment after a notice
Sell your food exorbitantly to our neighbours – Maghufuli tells Tanzanians
Tanzania President Pombe Maghufuli has asked Tanzanians to sell food to their neighbours at exorbitant
Free Movement Of Goods, Fight Against Covid-19 Key Agenda As EAC Leaders Meet
Continued free movement of goods and the management of cross-border spread of Covid-19 were top
You could be jailed for cutting down an avocado tree in Murang’a
By Kimuri Mwangi A bill championed by Murang’a Governor Mwangi wa Iria on avocado production
China to feel the pinch as Kenya bans trade in donkey meat and products
Donkey farmers and owners in Kenya can finally celebrate as the government has banned the
Science and Technology
Scientists Discover New Genetic Traits to Breed More Productive and Resilient African Cattle
New study deploys advanced tools to retrace 1,000 years ofAfrican pastoralist cattle breeding, identifying traits
Getting bioenergy from crop waste instead of burning them
The problem? Burning crop residues. Although it causes a variety of health issues and significantly
IITA and EAGC partner to tackle aflatoxin in Eastern Africa
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) have
Scientists spearhead efforts to save East Africa’s potatoes from a new pest threat
Scientists at CGIAR-IITA, working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) under the joint
Northern white rhino rescue programme resumes work with successful egg harvest
After a few months hiatus owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the international team of
The art of pruning
With the modernisation and commercialisation of agriculture in Uganda throughout the early 2000s, farmers took
Agriculture Products
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
Swahili News
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
Serikali yatenga bilioni 16 kujenga kituo mahiri cha usimamizi wa mazao ya nafaka
Katibu Mkuu wa Kilimo Bw. Gerald Kusaya leo (19/06/2020) amesaini mkataba wa ujenzi wa kituo
Naibu Waziri Bashe akutana na wadau wa shahiri na zabibu Dodoma
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo Mhe. Hussein Bashe amekutana na wadau wa zao la shahiri na
Wizara ihakikishe kilimo kinasimamiwa kikamilifu-Waziri Hasunga
Waziri wa Kilimo Japhet Hasunga amewaagiza watendaji Wakuu wa wizara na taasisi zake kuhakikisha wanasimamia