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COMESA to Lead Regional Meat and Live Animal Value Chain
By Comesa COMESA will lead in the identification of comprehensive data and information for the

Implementation of total ban on single use plastics in forests reserves starts
The Kenya Forest Service will begin enforcing the national ban on Single –Use Plastics (SUPs)

Illegal loggers nabbed devising innovative ways to evade arrest.
Kenya Forest Service (KFS) law enforcement officers have impounded a lorry transporting illegally sourced forest

Learning whilst herding in South Sudan
In South Sudan, livestock means life. As South Sudanese herders put it: here, cattle can

Smallholder tea farmers to receive Kshs 649 million dividend from KTDA
Smallholder tea farmers affiliated to Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) managed factories will this month

Kenya Forest Service project to support food security and agroforestry
The Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) Julius Kamau has today led the handover of assorted

5 things you should know about Desert Locusts
Desert Locust upsurges aren’t a new phenomenon. Locusts are one of the oldest migratory pests

Dutch Flower Firm ordered to pay Ksh.1.3 billion in taxes
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has won a case to collect taxes worth Ksh.1.3 billion from

Tea – the popular drink all over the world
In a world of cultural differences, is there one thing that can bind everyone together?

Michuki Recreational Park in Nairobi being rehabilitated.
Michuki Recreational Park in Nairobi is being rehabilitated by several government agencies. The park covers

Kenya private sector proposes gradual opening of economic activities
Members of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) have called on the government to gradually

Fight against desert locusts will take long – FAO Director General
Efforts to control Desert Locusts will take time as increased concern for the Sahel and

Final Tea Regulations released in Kenya
The final tea regulations have been announced by Peter Munya the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry Of

World Bank Approves $43 Million Emergency Financing to Support Kenya’s Desert Locust Response
The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a $43 million International Development Assistance (IDA)credit

Europe bolstering food security in Kenya and the region with over Ksh 16 billion (EUR 140 million)
Several European countries have put together a package of crisis-support in order to bolster food

Smallholder tea farmers to receive protective masks
Smallholder farmers from nine KTDA-managed factories are set to receive a batch of 36,500 reusable

FAO makes gains in the fight against Desert Locusts in East Africa and Yemen but threat of a food security crisis remains
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, said

Landslide stops water supply to Nairobi
Nairobi City Water & Sewerage Company Ltd (NCWSC) has today shut down water production at

118,305 Zambia smallholder farmers receive CSA training
A total of 118,305 smallholder farmers in Zambia’s Eastern Province are benefiting from a project

KFS impounds over 10, 000 cider posts
The Kenya Forest Service impounded over 10, 000 cider posts and timber at Olololpil area

Towards a Living Income for Kenyan Coffee Farmers
By Brian Gicheru Since the formation of a presidential taskforce on Coffee Reforms in 2016

Avocado – the lucrative but dangerous fruit to farmers in Mexico
Sample this – You are an avocado farmer neighbouring America and 80% of their avocados

COVID19- Pandemic & Food Security
By Josephine Favre The COVID-19 Pandemic is challenging us. None of us saw it coming!

Locust attack continues in Kenya as they turn to rice in Mwea
Locusts have continued wreaking havoc in the country as it also battles the Covid-19 pandemic.

The proper way of fish feeding
Fish farming has proved popular with farmers as several government initiatives to support it have

COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union (AU) and

African farmers face difficult times ahead as they lose export market access amidst COVID-19 crisis
Millions of African smallholder farmers who grow fresh fruits & vegetables (FFV) for export have

The Borehole Handpump Mechanic Breaking Stereotypes in Her Community
Juba – “Don’t be fooled by my pretty green dress.” “I can do it,” says Agnes Juma, revealing

FAO continues to fight Desert Locust upsurge in East Africa and Yemen despite COVID-19 constraints
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN is continuing its efforts to contain

Low seed germination rate,factors to consider
Low seed germination rate has been a constant complain from farmers especially the small scale