European Union News

Narok County Hosts Close-Out Meeting for Climate-Smart Agriculture Project
The Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Irrigation in Narok County convened a high-level close-out

EU Delegation Announces Second Edition of the EU-Kenya Business Forum
By Kimuri Mwangi The European Union Delegation to Kenya has announced that the second edition

EU, Denmark to Fund Uganda’s First Climate-Resilient Market
Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, backed by funding from

Kenya takes steps to comply with EU regulations on Rose exports
The increasing threat of the False Codling Moth (FCM) (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) has posed a serious

Let’s talk about barriers to our agricultural exports – President Ruto to EU
By Kimuri Mwangi President William Ruto has called for continued consultations and collaboration between Kenya

President Ruto to open the first European Union-Kenya Business Forum
His Excellency William Samoei Ruto, will open the first European Union-Kenya Business Forum, which will bring

Aqua-Agriculture project to tackle food and nutrition security in East Africa.
International research consortium PrAEctiCE, a Horizon Europe project, has been granted EUR 7 million by

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

Plant and plant produce export goes electronic in Kenya
Kenya through the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), officially launched the use of the

Most of the pesticides used in Kenya are
highly hazardous.
By Kimuri Mwangi 44 per cent of pesticides used in Kenya are banned in Europe

Sweet potato processing plant opened in Migori
Cabinet Secretary, Mr Eugene Wamalwa commissioned the Migori County Sweet Potato Processing plant at Getong’anya,

European Union helps protect communities at risk of imminent dam spillage in Kenya
In support to prevention measures regarding of a potential imminent dam spillage, which could potentially

Kenya declares war on FC Moth as it threatens the EU flower and horticultural export market
The Kenyan government and agricultural industry are launching an urgent offensive against a moth that

Agribiz programme selects first beneficiaries
At least 200 start-ups and early stage agribusiness enterprises have been selected for support by

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

EU funded Agribiz Programme to support youth & women rolls out
An agribusiness programme to help women and youth has started rolling out in the country.

European Union (EU) pledges to help farmers in Meru County to get new markets
The European Union (EU) has pledged to support coffee and milk farmers in Meru County