covid-19 News

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

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

Kiambu using Participatory Education Theatre to promote Agriculture
Kiambu County under the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP), is currently employing

Kenya commits to build resilient food systems amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kenya through the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Cooperatives has committed to build resilient

Nakuru County counting on digital platforms to offer extension services
The County Government of Nakuru will continue offering extension services to farmers through online platforms

Young agripreneurs who won’t let COVID-19 get them down
Since COVID-19 struck, life has changed for entrepreneurs and businesses around the world. Due to

Banita Livestock market reopens
Banita Livestock market in Nakuru County has been reopened after remaining closed for five months

Lemons selling like hot cake as shortages reported
As the Covid19 scare continues people have been urged to consume foods that boost their

USAID partners with equity fund to boost agribusiness in Kenya
Vital Capital, a private equity fund focused on companies in sub-Saharan Africa has announced a

Hungry Cities waiting for charities to eat
By Brian Gicheru “Mombasa county second phase feeding programme has resumed, kindly let us meet

New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises
A new analysis by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme

Tea production by KTDA affiliated factories up
Green leaf production by factories affiliated to Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings’ grew by

Fish pasta give women in Somalia a taste of hope
A warm breeze wafts across the desert plains outside Bossaso, Somalia, where many Internally Displaced

One Million Kitchen Gardens Plan launched
The government has launched the One Million Kitchen Gardens Plan which targets households across the

European Union to feed 80,000 people in informal settlements
The European Union Ambassador for Kenya, Simon Mordue has signed a €5 Million grant, in

ASK Nairobi International Trade Fair suspended
The Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK) which organizes agricultural shows countrywide has said that the

There is a surplus of key staple food till end of June- Ministry of Agriculture
The Kenyan Government through the Ministry of Agriculture is keeping stock of the amount of

Sell your food exorbitantly to our neighbours – Maghufuli tells Tanzanians
Tanzania President Pombe Maghufuli has asked Tanzanians to sell food to their neighbours at exorbitant

Kenya private sector proposes gradual opening of economic activities
Members of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) have called on the government to gradually

President Uhuru’s economic stimulus package to the agriculture sector
President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced an economic stimulus programme to help the country recover from

Europe bolstering food security in Kenya and the region with over Ksh 16 billion (EUR 140 million)
Several European countries have put together a package of crisis-support in order to bolster food

Farmers receive seeds to avert Covid-19 food insecurity
World Vision in partnership with the County Government of Tana River has rolled out the

Agriculture Ministry to give farmers seedlings to help them face challenges
Agriculture CS Peter Munya has directed all the institutions under the Ministry to focus towards

Smallholder tea farmers to receive protective masks
Smallholder farmers from nine KTDA-managed factories are set to receive a batch of 36,500 reusable

Free Movement Of Goods, Fight Against Covid-19 Key Agenda As EAC Leaders Meet
Continued free movement of goods and the management of cross-border spread of Covid-19 were top

Vihiga County re-organizes markets to guard against Covid-19
The County Government of Vihiga has put in place new measures to safeguard residents against

Restrictions on Cross Border Movement Affecting Seed Supply Chain – COMESA
Restrictions on cross border movement imposed in response to the Coronavirus pandemic by countries in

Kenya has enough food despite Covid-19 pandemic- Munya
There is enough food in the country not withstanding the challenges brought about by the

COVID19- Pandemic & Food Security
By Josephine Favre The COVID-19 Pandemic is challenging us. None of us saw it coming!

COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the African Union (AU) and