
Maize thief given a stray dog’s beating after failed mission
A man who had invaded a maize plantation and was busy harvesting his neighbours crop

The 6th Africa Agri Expo happening next month in Nairobi
As the 6th Africa Agri Expo (AAE2023) happening next month on February 8th & 9th

Preparations to register farmers
The Kenyan government is in the process of training personnel in preparation for registering farmers

President Ruto’s new plan for Galana/Kulalu food project
President William Ruto has cancelled the planned subdivision into settlement parcels at the Galana/Kulalu National

Biodiversity is at stake and pesticides is one cause
Experts have been warning for years that biodiversity is at stake. Pesticides have been identified

Del Monte Kenya honours it’s retirees and long-service employees
Del Monte Kenya Limited feted 91 retirees and presented long service awards to another 22

Keep off my avocados, elderly man warns son
A man is fighting for his life at Thika level 5 hospital after he was

Narok to vaccinate over half a million livestock
Narok County Government will be vaccinating over half a million livestock after the CEC for

Uasin Gishu training farmers on renewable energy and biofertilizer
Over 10,000 smallholder farmers within Uasin Gishu County are set to benefit from training on

Tanzania to host the AGRF, Africa’s Food System Forum 2023
Tanzania will host the AGRF 2023 Summit, the announcement was made by Her Excellency Samia

How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts
The first wave of desert locust swarms hit Somalia in 2019. Carpets of hopper bands

Plant and plant produce export goes electronic in Kenya
Kenya through the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), officially launched the use of the

Plans to form a Dairy Union
Plans are underway to form a dairy union that will see milk producers in Uasin

Challenges in the Kenyan seed production sector
By Kimuri Mwangi Using sticker labels on seeds used to verify if they are genuine

Master Card to partner with government to improve agriculture
Kenya and Master Card Foundation have agreed to work in moving farmers from rain-fed agriculture

Mikakati ya kuwawezesha wakulima wa mkonge kuzalisha kwa tija
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo nchini Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka Wakulima wa zao la mkonge

Nyeri County rolls out climate mitigation measures as agriculture is affected
By Kimuri Mwangi As countries came together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective

Makueni coffee farmers receive seedlings
Over 1,000 farmers from Mbooni Sub-County in Makueni County benefitted from coffee seedlings by the

Coffee farming increasing in Uasin Gishu
The crop diversification message championed by the County government of Uasin Gishu over the years

Kiambu County coffee brand in the pipeline
The County Government of Kiambu has partnered with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation in

Exclusive Tomato Market opened in Kirinyaga
Kirinyaga County has opened the county’s largest exclusive tomato market at Makutano. Governor Anne Waiguru

Ministry of Agriculture and Council of Governors to cooperate on agriculture
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi and Nyeri Governor Mutahi Kahiga, the Vice-Chairperson Agriculture and Livestock
I am not aware of any maize importation plans says Linturi
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi finally pronounced himself on the issue of maize importation and

Coffee farmers to benefit from climate change initiative
Coffee farmers in Trans Nzoia County are set to benefit from a climate change initiative

Kenya to Host Africa’s Leading Agricultural Show Next Year in February
Africa’s agriculture sector has always piqued the interest of investors and innovators – ever since

Concerted efforts to elevate Root Crops
By Kimuri Mwangi The root crops sub-sector has for a long time received inadequate policy

Trans Nzoia and GIZ unite on Climate risk assessment
Trans Nzoia County Government and German Agency for international cooperation (GIZ) have launched an initiative

Council of Governors agriculture committee meets
The Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperatives Committee of the Council of Governors held its first chaired

Farm mechanization – where is Kenya?
By Kimuri Mwangi They came in all sizes, colours, materials, and shapes and stared at
