
COMESA and AGRA lead efforts to develop a Regional Food Balance Sheet
The Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and COMESA are leading an effort to

ACWICT partners with county to train farmers
The County Government of Nakuru in Collaboration with the African Centre for Women, Information and

5 dangerous plant diseases that climate change is helping spread
Plants are humans’ best friends and main allies in life on earth. Plants are responsible

Castor farming in Nakuru
The County Government of Nakuru in collaboration with ENI Kenya B.V has embarked on promotion

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

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,

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

High fertilizer prices – this is what to do as a farmer
By David Ndegwa Tough times never last but tough people do. The cost of producing

The potato value chain faces various challenges – Munya
The Potato crop is the second most important food crop in Kenya only after maize

Poultry CBO plans to establish a modern slaughterhouse
The Nakuru Poultry farmers Community Based Organisation (CBO) in Menengai East Ward, Nakuru Town East

Serikali yaonya wazalishanji wa miche
Waziri wa Kilimo nchini Tanzania Mhe. Hussein Bashe ametoa miezi sita kwa wazalishaji wa Miche

Speciality tea is slowly taking its space in Kenya
By Kimuri Mwangi How many types of tea do you know? There are six types

Tomatoes – some interesting facts
Whether nestled atop pizza, standing out in salads or crushed into sauces, tomatoes are a

Uasin Gishu kuimarisha kilimo cha samaki
Ili kuimarisha idadi na matumizi ya nyama nyeupe, serikali ya kaunti ya Uasin Gishu imegawia

Fighting tobacco using high-iron beans
By Kimuri Mwangi Cigarette manufacturing companies have been known to put up a fight whenever

Trans Nzoia to adopt modern coffee processing as more farmers embrace coffee farming
Coffee farmers in Trans Nzoia County are set to be beneficiaries of a post-harvest processing

Tackling Drosophilla Suzuki in Uasin Gishu
The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Tuesday held an awareness forum on monitoring Drosophilla

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

New guidelines for scaling up investments for youth in agri-food systems in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission

Naibu Waziri akutana na Mkuu wa FAO
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo wa Tanzania , Mhe. Anthony Mavunde, wakati kikao cha 32 cha

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

Agriculture allocations – National Budget FY 2022/23
Since last year, agriculture allocation has been decreasing in the National Budget. These are some

AGRA, COMESA to Collaborate in Promoting Agriculture Productivity
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and COMESA will renew their commitment

Locusts loss compensation in Meru
Through the Department of Agriculture, the county government of Meru has distributed maize and beans

Nakuru County registering farmers
The Nakuru County Department of Agriculture has issued tablets and backup power banks to all

This is why fertilizer prices have increased – Munya
Agricultural inputs, including fertilizers, are important requirements to boost crop productivity. It is estimated that

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

Twiga Foods named to Time’s list of the 100 most influential companies
Twiga Foods has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Companies globally by Time

10,000 farmers to benefit from bank and project deal
Faulu Bank has entered into a partnership with USAID-funded Feed the Future Kenya Crops and

Fishermen vetting starts in Naivasha
Vetting of fishermen to be issued with fishing licences at Lake Naivasha has kicked off.
