
Nakuru to upgrade slaughterhouses
Nakuru County Government will partner with Micro Enterprise Support Trust (MESPT) through the AgriFi Programme

World Bank Support in the eradication of livestock diseases through KCSAP
A Kshs. 18 Million livestock vaccination programme funded by the World Bank under the Kenya

Climbing beans or bush beans?
Does planting climbing beans have an advantage over bush beans? Dr. Boaz Waswa explains in

Download recently launched agriculture reforms bills here
Download the 5 Bills recently launched by Agriculture CS peter Munya to reform the agricultural

Proposed Coffee Bill 2020 proposes radical changes in the sector
The Coffee Bill 2020 permits coffee factories to register as autonomous societies under the co-operative

Government launches 5 agricultural reform bills
The Kenyan Government has launched five agricultural reform bills. These are Coffee Bill 2020 Fibre

Natural Coffee – new idea gives hope to revive factory
By Kimuri Mwangi A goat grazes next to abandoned coffee drying benches that are now

UK Tesco supermarket suspends Kakuzi avocado supplies over rights abuses
UK’s largest supermarket Tesco, has stopped avocado supplies from Kenyan firm Kakuzi over allegations of

Laikipia farmers receive maize seeds from Bayer
Fifteen thousand farmers from Laikipia East in Laikipia County have benefited from high yield maize

President Museveni boycotts eating onions
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni says he has boycotted eating onions for months now because Uganda

Nyeri Governor’s intervention saves Co-operative from auctioneer’s hammer
By Kimuri Mwangi Farmers from Rumukia Farmers’ Co-operative Society Ltd in Nyeri County can now

Public participation on bill
The Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) conducted public participation in Nakuru County on the draft

County constructs 23 markets
Uasin Gishu County has constructed 23 markets in the financial year 2019/2020 across the county.

Encouraging youth to be involved in the coffee sector in Colombia
For Diego Urbano, an 18-year-old student in southern Colombia, coffee is in his blood. He

The government will not deal with fertilizer- Munya
The Government has assured fertiliser dealers that there will be no interference in the market

Isiolo County develops County Nutrition Action Plan
The County Government of Isiolo in partnership with several development partners launched the Isiolo County

Governors head to court as they reject the proposed tea regulations
Governors have rejected the proposed tea regulations throwing their implementation into uncertainty. The Council of

Tea picking boycott today
Tea farmers in Mt. Kenya region have threatened to boycott tea picking starting from today

Government keen to increase pyrethrum production says Munya
The Government has set a target of putting an extra 1,500 hectares of land under

The Weekly Coffee Dose with Henry Kinyua – Cooperative debts.
October 1st is International Coffee Day. This is an occasion that is used to promote

Post-Harvest Loss Management (PHLM)touted as a viable option for promoting food security and nutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Post-Harvest Loss Management (PHLM) is a viable option for promoting food security and nutrition in

FAO teams up with UNWTO to boost sustainable rural tourism
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Tourism Organization

Farmers to receive free fertilizer
Over 3,500 farmers in Tharaka Nithi County will receive free fertilizer from a partnership between

Kshs. 22 Million worth of seeds, seedlings and inputs distributed to Counties
The Kenyan government has released seeds, seedlings and other inputs worth Ksh 22 million to

Scientists Discover New Genetic Traits to Breed More Productive and Resilient African Cattle
New study deploys advanced tools to retrace 1,000 years ofAfrican pastoralist cattle breeding, identifying traits

Nyeri County partners with Digital Green to offer extension by video
Technology will play a great role in filling a gap caused by the few numbers

Two arrested for illegal possession of rhino horns
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) law enforcement officers today (Saturday September 26, 2020) nabbed two suspects

County pilots technology to increase potato seed
The County Government of Nakuru in partnership with CIP -International Potato Center is piloting the

Nairobi National Park’s size increases
The Nairobi National Park’s wildlife ecosystem has increased in size to 78,000 acres after 49,000

