Kilimo General News

Kenya’s floriculture industry looks bright

Kenya’s floriculture industry was one of the sectors worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic but

May 31, 2022 No Comments

9th Africities Summit: FAO Proposes Blueprint for Sustainable Urban Food Systems

About 8000 delegates comprising African ministers, leaders and elected officials of local and regional governments,

May 27, 2022 No Comments

Kenya to host the first Africa Coffee Summit

Kenya will host the first G25 African Coffee Summit this week. The country was granted

May 23, 2022 No Comments

Speciality tea is slowly taking its space in Kenya

By Kimuri Mwangi How many types of tea do you know? There are six types

May 9, 2022 No Comments

Tomatoes – some interesting facts

Whether nestled atop pizza, standing out in salads or crushed into sauces, tomatoes are a

May 4, 2022 No Comments

Fighting tobacco using high-iron beans

By Kimuri Mwangi Cigarette manufacturing companies have been known to put up a fight whenever

April 27, 2022 No Comments

Lake Victoria fish production falls

Fish production from Lake Victoria has fallen to 90 metric tons per annum compared with

April 20, 2022 No Comments

Eastern Africa faces the prospect of failed rains

Eastern Africa is facing the very real prospect that the rains will fail for a fourth consecutive season, placing

April 12, 2022 No Comments

Agriculture allocations – National Budget FY 2022/23

Since last year, agriculture allocation has been decreasing in the National Budget. These are some

April 9, 2022 No Comments

AGRA, COMESA to Collaborate in Promoting Agriculture Productivity

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and COMESA will renew their commitment

April 8, 2022 No Comments

This is why fertilizer prices have increased – Munya

Agricultural inputs, including fertilizers, are important requirements to boost crop productivity. It is estimated that

April 4, 2022 No Comments

Government releases subsidized fertilizer

The Kenyan Government has set aside Kshs 5.734 Billion to subsidize 114,000 MT of fertilizer

April 1, 2022 No Comments

A canal, groundnuts and sweet potatoes keep hopes alive in Turkana

In Kenya’s arid Turkana County, groundnuts equal cash. Agnes Ajuma, 48, is one of the

March 28, 2022 No Comments

Munya inspects leather park progress

Peter Munya the CS Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Cooperatives inspected the KSh 2.2 billion Common

March 7, 2022 No Comments

Contractual Beekeeping – lessons from Savvanah Honey

Kenya is forced to import 80% of honey from other countries even with a huge

March 3, 2022 No Comments

Tractor prize as John Deere, AGRA and Mascor launch youth SME Contest

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), John Deere Africa Middle East, and

March 2, 2022 No Comments

Land O’Lakes Venture37 signs MoU with Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya to boost horticulture exports standards.

Land O’Lakes Venture37 through the Trade of Agriculture Safely and Efficiently (TRASE) project, has signed

March 1, 2022 No Comments

Munya unveils theTea Board of Kenya Board of Directors

Agriculture CS Hon Peter Munya today morning launched the Board of Directors for the Tea

February 28, 2022 No Comments

President Kenyatta flags off emergency relief supplies to drought-hit counties

President Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday at State House, Nairobi, flagged off a consignment of emergency relief

February 22, 2022 No Comments

Kericho coffee off to Korea

Kericho County flagged off the first consignment of coffee to a direct market in South

February 15, 2022 No Comments

Droughts getting worse in the horn of Africa

Climate change is manifesting in many ways including drought which is among the most devastating

February 14, 2022 No Comments

FAO calls for reversal of soil degradation

Reversing soil degradation is vital if we want to feed a growing global population, protect

January 31, 2022 No Comments

We have spoken with KFC on potatoes – Agriculture CS Munya

Agriculture CS Peter Munya says they have spoken with KFC on the issue of the

January 15, 2022 No Comments

KTDA releases Kshs 3 Billion as December payment to tea farmers

The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has this week disbursed KES 3 billion as payment

January 7, 2022 No Comments

KTDA commences transporting tea via SGR

Kenya Railways and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have entered into a partnership that

January 6, 2022 No Comments

KFC potatoes run out but can’t use local ones

This is the tweet by Fast food chain KFC that has generated a lot of

January 4, 2022 No Comments

Are countries ready for the fall armyworm?

Fall armyworm is one of the most dangerous plant pests in the world, feeding on

December 29, 2021 No Comments

From IT, Alex found a home in pig farming

It’s 5:00am in rural Kiambu County, just outside the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. A cacophony

December 21, 2021 No Comments

Kenyan flowers off to the Netherlands via Eldoret Airport

The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) with other stakeholders in Uasin Gishu County recently

December 17, 2021 No Comments

Kilimo Trust changing fortunes for farmers and other stakeholders in Kenya’s rice sector.

In Kenya, rice demand has been growing over the years. In 2019, Kenya imported rice