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Small businesses in food systems hold the key to affordable and healthy foods, report
An estimated 60 per cent of rural and urban Kenyan households access their daily meals from micro/small enterprises (MSEs) at local markets. But despite MSEs significant contribution in shaping food…
Scientists Unveils “Luna” Latest Avocado Variety: What It Means To Hass Avocado Farmers
A new avocado variety thatโs more than a half-century in the making will soon be available to growers in the world marketplace. Itโs called the Luna UCRโข and offers consumers…
KVDA and Elgeyo Marakwet County distributes 50,000 mango seedlings to farmers
The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) in collaboration with the County Government of Elgeyo Marakwet has taken a significant step towards boosting economic prosperity and increasing forest cover in the…
Nakuru County Distributs 66 Million Pyrethrum Seedlings
Nakuru County is on course in regaining its position as the leading pyrethrum producer in Kenya. The government and other stakeholders have distributed more than 66 million seedlings to farmers…
Women who practice Poultry farming in Kiambu County receive 20,000 improved Kienyeji chicks
Women who practice Poultry farming in Kiambu County have received a total of 120,000 one-month-old improved Kienyeji chicks donated by Kiambu County Governor Kimani Wamatangi. The exercise, which began in…
1400 Galla Goats Distributed To West Pokot Farmers
West Pokot Governor Simon Kachapin has distributed over 1401 hybrid Galla goats to over 2200 farmers in 79 farmersโ common interest groups (CIGs) to help improve their breeds and mitigate…
Government Introduces High-Yield Hybrid Coconut Seedlings To Coastal Farmers
Coconut farmers in the Coastal region have a reason to smile after the government introduced the hybrid coconut tree seedling that matures faster and has high yields. In collaboration with…
Nyandarua County Diversifies In Macadamia And Hass Avocado Farming
Diversification of crops and livestock is one intervention that Nyandarua County government under Governor Dr Moses Kiarie Badilisha is implementing. The others are the revival of agriculture value chains, agro-processing…
Regenerative agriculture offers Kenya path to combating drought
Drought has long been a recurring crisis in Kenya, resulting in severe economic, social, and environmental impacts. Current statistics show that over million people in Kenya face food insecurity due…
Sugarcane Farmers In Kenya Push For A Pricing Committee
Sugarcane farmers are pushing the government to constitute a pricing committee to enable them gain from sharp increases in sugar prices. While the term of the previous committee expired in…