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Encouraging microbes to work for us

In 1826, the genial French gastronome Brillat-Savarin penned the phrase “Tell me what you eat,

April 23, 2021 No Comments

Five ways nuclear technology is improving agriculture and food security

Some of the most innovative ways of improving agricultural practices involve nuclear technology. Using isotopes

April 2, 2021 No Comments

What water means for one farmer, once a migrant now a returnee, in Kenya

Water. For all people, it means health, hygiene and hydration. For the spiritual, it can

March 27, 2021 No Comments

Uganda to make HIV treatment tablets from goat milk

The National Animal Genetic Resources Center and Databank (NAGRC&DB) of Uganda will start making special

March 15, 2021 No Comments

Opinion: Why Europe wants Africa to end crop protection in case science one day shows it’s harmful

By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, CropLife Kenya/ Agrochemicals Association of Kenya There is a certain state

March 9, 2021 No Comments

Namibia communities embracing hydroponic fodder production to beat drought

Drought-hit communities in Namibia are embracing hydroponic fodder production as a viable means of saving

January 19, 2021 No Comments

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

September 28, 2020 No Comments

Getting bioenergy from crop waste instead of burning them

The problem? Burning crop residues. Although it causes a variety of health issues and significantly

September 16, 2020 No Comments

IITA and EAGC partner to tackle aflatoxin in Eastern Africa

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) have

August 26, 2020 No Comments

Scientists spearhead efforts to save East Africa’s potatoes from a new pest threat

Scientists at CGIAR-IITA, working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) under the joint

August 19, 2020 No Comments

Northern white rhino rescue programme resumes work with successful egg harvest

After a few months hiatus owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the international team of

August 18, 2020 No Comments

The art of pruning

With the modernisation and commercialisation of agriculture in Uganda throughout the early 2000s, farmers took

August 12, 2020 No Comments

Seed potato production- tubers vs rooted apical cuttings

Addressing seed shortages for potato is a perennial challenge throughout sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Kenya which

July 21, 2020 No Comments

Novel species of fungi discovered on bat carcasses in China

A subterranean expedition conducted by researchers at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) East and Central Asia Program;

June 30, 2020 No Comments

Ammonia poisoning in chicken

Ammonia- This is an invisible, water-soluble, colourless alkaline gas with a very distinct odour. It

June 19, 2020 No Comments

Urea poisoning in cattle

Emurua-Dikir MP Johana Ng’eno has been in the news after losing his 22 pedigree cattle

June 16, 2020 No Comments

New multipurpose sorghum variety captures attention in Burkina Faso

A new variety of sorghum that delivers high yields of grain and stover is gaining

May 27, 2020 No Comments

Disease resistant GM cassava to undergo safety tests

Kenya may soon have a new cassava breed if it is approved by the National

May 17, 2020 No Comments

Farmer pioneers aeroponics in Rwanda

Growing food without soil or natural light is not something many Rwandans had seen or

April 27, 2020 No Comments

Biopesticides for locust control- an option

By FAO East Africa is going through a massive desert locust infestation that’s stripping farming families of food

April 2, 2020 No Comments

KALRO develops high laying indigenous chicken

An improved indigenous chicken expected to produce between 230 to 250 eggs per year has

March 19, 2020 No Comments

Environment, Climate Change and Agriculture

By Janet Nyamusi Agriculture is important in a country as it plays a strategic role

March 18, 2020 No Comments

Kenya plants the first BT Cotton seed

Kenya has joined six other African countries in commercial cultivation of BT cotton. Agriculture Cabinet

March 9, 2020 No Comments

South Sudan Releases First Ever Hybrid Maize Variety

For the first time in history, farmers in South Sudan will now be able to

March 4, 2020 No Comments

The growth in agri e-commerce

(GSMA) E-commerce has had a significant impact on just about every industry, from consumer electronics

March 2, 2020 No Comments

CABI launches portal to promote use of safer bio products in farming

Portal launched in Kenya as the pioneer country The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International

February 21, 2020 No Comments

Resistance to drugs- how to avoid it

When you get sick, your first thought might be to get antibiotics from your doctor.

January 6, 2020 No Comments

Kenya Cabinet approves commercial farming of BT cotton

The Kenya Cabinet of Ministers has today approved the commercial farming of BT cotton hybrids

December 19, 2019 No Comments

Agriculture experts assess potato disease in Narok County

Potatoes in Narok County Kenya, have been hit by a strange disease. This prompted the