Kenya must adopt measures to avert food crisis
The group says that if the forecasted rainfall fails in April, it would lead to a typical increase in food insecurity, likely to peak from June to October. Food Security and Nutrition Working Group is…
Spinach farming brings hope into the life of a teacher in Nyandarua
Spinach farming is demanding and thus I have to wake up early to attend to them before heading to school Spinach farming Farmers Trend features Joseph Gichiria, a passionate spinach farmer who lives in the outskirts…
Government to license egg importers -CS
Traders at Upper Railways estate in Kisumu sorting out eggs from Uganda before releasing them to markets within the city By Malachi Motano The government is taking radical measures to protect local poultry farmers from…
The secret of a successful poultry venture is getting it right-Farmer
Wekoya feeds his Kienyeji chicken in Kibabii home in Bungoma By Malachi Motano I started the brood with just three layers. Step by step, my stock grew to 50, 100, 200 and now over…
Irrigation PS commissions water projects
Prof. Segor inspected and commissioned some of the projects under the Equalization Funds in Tana River County. By Malachi Motano Irrigation principal secretary (PS) SDI Fred Segor has inspected and commissioned some of the projects…
Kakamega County warns businessmen who steal subsidized fertilizer
Kakamega County Government will now arrest businessmen or individuals who steal subsidized fertilizer and seeds meant for farmers in Kakamega County "Those who capitalize on subsidized fertilizer and seeds to make a kill risk being…
Ministry to puchase subsidized fertilizers worth Kshs. 2B
Kiunjuri assured that farmers who had supplied maize have already been paid By Malachi Motano Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mwangi Kiunjuri has said cheap fertilizers will be availed to farmers very soon as modalities…
Double blessing for banana farmer in Kirinyaga county
By Malachi Motano Meet Fleciah Wambui Kinyua. She is a banana farmer who lives in Mukinduri area in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County. The 59 years old has won key prizes for being a successful banana farmer…
Food, fuel prices drop as inflation goes down to 4.14pc
Inflation rates food By Malachi Motano According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KEBS), the rate of inflation in February has been subdued to a nine-month low by reduction in prices of basic food…
Organic foods take toll in Kilifi hotels
ORGANIC FOOD: The hoteliers in Watamu and Malindi in Kilifi County have come up with new innovations to attract and entertain tourists in the resort towns. The new innovations include beach parties that are organized…
