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Agri Fin Tech startup empowering small scale farmers
Small-scale farmers face numerous challenges, such as limited access to financial resources, inadequate infrastructure, outdated

Kenya to host the inaugural African Conference on Agricultural Technology
The inaugural African Conference on Agricultural Technology (ACAT) will take place in Nairobi, from 30

How to deal with fruit flies in your orchard
By Kimuri Mwangi Fruit flies are a nightmare for fruit farmers. They cause direct damage

Experts approve Turkana County for mass production of high value crops
Experts have given a green light to Turkana County’s potential for mass production of high-value

Nyota bean variety doing well in Nyeri
The county government of Nyeri in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research (KALRO)

New sorghum hybrid with a 25% increase in yield released in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean farmers are poised for greater yield and income gains as a result of a

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

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

EIMA 2022, the best ever
By Kimuri Mwangi The 2022 edition of EIMA International, the world exhibition of agricultural machinery

EIMA International, the great exhibition of agricultural machinery, returns to Bologna
The 45th edition of EIMA International, the world exhibition of agricultural machinery that opens today

GMO Maize by KALRO ready for planting next year
By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya is ready to commercialize its GMO maize next year as the

What is GMO food as Kenya removes restrictions?
By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya officially entered into the cultivation and use of the Genetically Modified

Technology speeds up tea payments in KTDA factories
The deployment of SAP (systems, applications and products) software by KTDA and its managed factories

Ukraine-Russia crisis: Another wake-up call for home-grown agricultural solutions
By Dr Rebbie Harawa The agriculture crisis precipitated by the Ukraine-Russia conflict, especially fertilizer, wheat

Agricultural mechanization- Italian exports to Kenya increasing
Italy is the sixth largest supplier of agricultural machinery in Kenya after India, China, Brazil,

Teeth from royal cattle herds of Mesopotamia shed light on ancient urban cultures: USask research
Newly published cutting-edge research led by University of Saskatchewan’s (USask) Near Eastern archaeologist Dr. Tina

The maths of profitable maize farming
By David Ndegwa Maize farming can be a profitable venture if target yields above 40

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

Banana fibre to save potatoes from nematodes
With potato production in East Africa under increasing threat from the invasive and highly destructive

Scientific evidence shows eating millet leads to better growth in children
Researchers examining the nutritional benefits of millets have found that these “smart foods” can boost

Kenya & Nigeria among beneficiaries of $13 Million USAID award for Global Biotech Potato Partnership
Potato is an essential crop that can play an integral role in achieving global food

KALRO working towards the introduction of adaptive grasses and animal breeds
By Kimuri Mwangi Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has taken the smart agriculture

How drip irrigation works
By David Ndegwa Drip irrigation is a very effective method of irrigation, majorly because it

Farmers to benefit from launch of pest and weed identification app
The Corteva™ FarmFundi app provides a digital and pest identification guide for farmers Farmers in Kenya will now be

New potato varieties
The Ministry of Agriculture through Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has produced potato

Kenya National Biosafety Authority Approves Genetically Modified Cassava
The Kenya National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has approved environmental release of genetically modified (GM) cassava

Digitization equipment set to accelerate Kenya’s breeding programs
Last month, the CGIAR Excellence in Breeding (EiB) platform handed over digitization equipment to the

A high-tech response is helping countries win the battle against Desert Locusts
For the unsuspecting farmer, the Desert Locust is a formidable enemy. These wretched pests have

7 things to follow in aquaponics
A marriage between aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, snails or prawns in tanks)

Encouraging microbes to work for us
In 1826, the genial French gastronome Brillat-Savarin penned the phrase “Tell me what you eat,