Kilimo General News

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

New deals for food transport will deliver food security
By Okisegere Ojepat – CEO Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya) Securing our food

Kenya’s Market Infrastructure During Covid-19 — Some Thoughts
By Grant Brooke Over the past few weeks I’ve gotten a number of questions on

Juja market traders an example as Covid-19 affects markets
The emergence of the Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted market activities across the country, in turn,

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua
Covid-19 aka Corona virus seems not to have stopped the smell of Coffee in the

Impact of corona pandemic on food and agriculture
FAO Will COVID-19 have negative impacts on global food security? Both lives and livelihoods are

Quick facts on rearing indigenous chicken
Facts about indigenous chicken Meat and eggs are tastier and preferred by most consumers to

How will corona virus affect the agriculture sector in Kenya?
By Kenya Livestock Producers Association (KLPA) The deadly coronavirus has been spreading quickly worldwide. Originating

Why I strongly oppose Murang’a avocado bill
Senator Irungu Kangata ,Muranga County Senator and Deputy Chief Whip, Senate Murang’a County Government has

We have stepped up the fight against locusts in Kenya- Munya
Shortage of control pesticides for ground and aerial control the main challenge Mature adult locust

It’s time we invest in healthy food systems for a safer world
Martien van Nieuwkoop Director, Agriculture Global Practice, World Bank The World Bank Group last week announced

Feed the Future program closes in Uganda
The USAID Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Agriculture Activity has been officially closed. The

Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the

Nawiri Program launched in Samburu County
Samburu County Deputy Governor H.E. Julius Leseeto and Heather Schildge, USAID Kenya and East Africa