Kilimo General News

Esther defends title at Kenya National Barista Championships
By Kimuri Mwangi Esther Atieno Ochieng successfully defended her title at the 19th Kenya National

Israel avocado firm sets base in Kenya
Granot International Company one of the biggest packers of avocado in the Israel market has

Finlays sells its tea business in Kenya to Sri Lankan firm
Browns Investments PLC has announced that it has reached an agreement with Finlays to purchase its

Embu County factories finalize management agreements with KTDA MS
The board and management of KTDA Management Services Limited (KTDA MS Ltd), a wholly-owned subsidiary

Court dismisses application by ex-KTDA managers to reverse their termination
The Employment and Labour Relations Court in Nairobi dismissed an application by two former KTDA

Modern beekeeping-modern honey processing equipment
Modern beekeeping has raised standards in honey processing as hygiene and quality are what consumers

It is time Africa fed itself, says Dr. Keita
By Kimuri Mwangi Africa has been challenged to rethink how it can use it’s lands

Africa should fight climate change together – President Ruto
President William Samoei Ruto has asked Africa to make concerted efforts to win the war

Learn more about modern beekeeping equipment
As stated earlier, beekeeping has evolved into a modern money making venture. Modern beekeeping has

Modern beekeeping- honey, venom, propolis and pollen harvesting equipment
Bee Smoker It is critical that the highest safety standards are ensured during honey

Modern beekeeping-Kenya Top Bar Hive and other equipment
Kenya Top Bar Hive The Kenya Top Bar Hive is another type of a beehive

Modern Beekeeping: learn about the Langstroth beehive.
Beekeeping has evolved over the years. From restricting them to forests and far away places

Kenya tea industry performance highlights for the year 2022 and December 2022
Total tea production for the year 2022 in Kenya was lower by 2.79 Million Kgs

FAO hands over a spray aircraft to DLCO-EA to improve Desert Locust control efforts in the region
By Kimuri Mwangi The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) handed over

MoU to take Kenyan potatoes to KFC signed
Kenyan potatoes may soon find their way to multinational food giant KFC. A consortium to

Polytechnic receives state-of-the-art dairy training equipment.
The Nyeri National Polytechnic recently received state-of-the-art dairy training equipment. The training equipment has been

Kenya set to host the country’s second edition of the GLOBALG.A.P. TOUR stop
GLOBALG.A.P., the internationally recognized certification standard for farm production, has partnered with Rootooba, a Kenyan,

Six reasons to stop under-valuing millet
Millets encompass a diverse group of small-grained, dryland cereals including foxtail, barnyard and fonio, among

CGIAR Food System Accelerator kick-off in Kigali, Rwanda to announce the top 10 agribusinesses from East and Southern Africa
The CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Kick-off event took place in Kigali, Rwanda on 22 February

IWMI supporting Zambian government with post-flood recovery strategy assistance
The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is working with the Zambian government for improved knowledge

President Ruto to open the first European Union-Kenya Business Forum
His Excellency William Samoei Ruto, will open the first European Union-Kenya Business Forum, which will bring

Makueni to host inaugural Mango Festival
Makueni is set to host the first ever National Mango Conference in Kenya to showcase

Aqua-Agriculture project to tackle food and nutrition security in East Africa.
International research consortium PrAEctiCE, a Horizon Europe project, has been granted EUR 7 million by

KTDA rectifies pay hitch
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) yesterday dispatched money to banks for the green leaf

DRIVE Project by World Bank to cushion pastoralists from drought impacts
Kenya Livestock Insurance Programme (KLIP) has transformed to a bigger Project called DRIVE (De-Risking, Inclusion

Uganda exploring Chinese market for its coffee
Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is meeting coffee farmers, cooperatives, roasters & exporters to discuss

Africa Agri Expo 2023 opens doors on Wednesday at KICC
Africa Agri Expo 2023, in official partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development,

The Natural Coffee Millions in Mathira give farmers hope
By Kimuri Mwangi Ruguru Ward in Mathira Constituency in Nyeri County is the home of

Kenya tea industry performance highlights for October 2022
Tea production for the month of October 2022 was slightly higher by 1.5 Million Kgs
