Kilimo General News

Study shows adoption of mobile phones can provide youth with agriculture market access

Low returns have been touted as a major reason for poor youth participation in agriculture

September 22, 2020 No Comments

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative

FAO unveiled its new Green Cities Initiative and Action Plan to help transform agri-food systems,

September 20, 2020 No Comments

Statistics show that tea payment to smallholder farmers has been declining since 2016/17

The tea industry remains one of the key pillars in Kenya’s socio economic agenda, supporting

September 18, 2020 No Comments

Bayer program to assist smallholder farmers impacted by COVID-19 in Africa

Multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company Bayer has launched “Better Farms, Better Lives” – an

September 18, 2020 No Comments

Africa’s first Japanese specialty green tea production factory by KTDA almost complete

The Kenya Tea Development Agency Limited (KTDA) is in the final stages of setting up

September 17, 2020 No Comments

AGRF 2020 Concluded with Call for Greater Focus on Urban Food Markets, Providing More Sustainable Food Supplies Across Africa

The 10th edition of the annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali Rwanda, saw

September 17, 2020 No Comments

EABL Foundation commits Kshs. 20m to water and sanitation projects in the Western region

EABL Foundation has announced an investment of over Ksh20 million towards the development of water

September 16, 2020 No Comments

Kenya commits to build resilient food systems amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kenya through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperatives has committed to build resilient

September 9, 2020 No Comments

FAO boosts Kenya’s fight against desert locusts

Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has lauded FAO’s (Food and Agriculture Organisation) continuing partnership

September 8, 2020 No Comments

Pyrethrum farming revival in Nyandarua

Nyandarua county pyrethrum farming revival has got a boost following the entry of a major

September 7, 2020 No Comments

Rwanda to host the first Virtual AGRF Summit

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tenth Annual Summit of the African Green Revolution

September 6, 2020 No Comments

Uganda adds an Endpoint Inspection Area at the Entebbe International Airport

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries in Uganda has officially opened a new

September 3, 2020 No Comments

Tea factories ramp up firewood plantations

The 69 KTDA-managed tea factories have acquired 824 acres for tree plantations in the last

September 2, 2020 No Comments

Sharing water in Rwanda’s breadbasket

The Nyagatare district (Eastern Province) is Rwanda’s breadbasket – a vast area of agricultural land

August 28, 2020 No Comments

fairtrade launches Virtual agrofood & plastprintpack Africa 2020

The effect of the coronavirus pandemic on economies has been immense and continues unabated. But

August 28, 2020 No Comments

Low production could see Kenya import milk

Kenya could import milk if the current production trend continues. Speaking in Nairobi, Agriculture CS

August 27, 2020 No Comments

Kenya to exploit Indian Ocean to benefit coastal people – Munya

Kenya will enhance efforts to exploit it’s vast exclusive economic zone in the Indian Ocean

August 26, 2020 No Comments

Youth group engaging in urban farming in Mombasa

By Brian Gicheru Kinyua In such a daunting time when we are all coming to

August 17, 2020 No Comments

In two months time we shall defeat locusts – Munya

Locusts in Kenya are currently in Samburu and Turkana Counties where all effort is being

August 17, 2020 No Comments

Young agripreneurs who won’t let COVID-19 get them down

Since COVID-19 struck, life has changed for entrepreneurs and businesses around the world. Due to

August 14, 2020 No Comments

Covid19 creates largest number of hungry people ever as WFP announces assistance

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced a massive rise in the number

August 12, 2020 No Comments

Mentorship is key in getting the youth into agriculture

Young people need mentorship to excel in agriculture and the government should take the lead

August 10, 2020 No Comments

Global food prices rise in July

Global food prices continued rising for the second consecutive month in July, led by vegetable

August 10, 2020 No Comments

South Sudanese group finds solace in farming

“In the Dinka language, there is a saying: men eat first, then women, then children.

August 4, 2020 No Comments

New FAO programme to protect livelihoods of communities affected by Desert Locusts in Ethiopia

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a programme to

July 31, 2020 No Comments

KTB signs Eliud Kipchoge as destination ambassador

The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has signed Marathon World record holder and Olympic champion Eliud

July 29, 2020 No Comments

Basic Infrastructure Key to Increased Employment for Rural Youth in Senegal

In a country with about 60 percent of the population under 24 years of age,

July 22, 2020 No Comments

Livestock restocking campaign rebuilding livelihoods in Borno Nigeria

In Borno state, North East Nigeria, the current COVID-19 pandemic is not just a crisis,

July 21, 2020 No Comments

Hungry Cities waiting for charities to eat

By Brian Gicheru “Mombasa county second phase feeding programme has resumed, kindly let us meet