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FEAR OF CLIMATE CHANGE FROM a Kenyan farmer in Tharaka Nithi County
Mugendi is a Kenyan farmer. Married with two children, he lives in a small village in Tharaka Nithi County. Over the years, he has experienced challenging changes to the climate…
70% of all food consumed worldwide comes from smallholder family farmers. So why arenโt we doing more to protect them?
One-third of the worldโs billion people are smallholder family farmers who produce nearly 70% of all food consumed worldwide. So why arenโt we doing more to protect them? A third…
Kisii County governor pushes Kenya to learn from Israeli agriculture expertise
In a meeting with the Israeli ambassador to Kenya last week, a southwestern Kenyan governor pushed for increased cooperation between the two nations in improving his countryโs agricultural sector. โWe…
Uganda’s Pearl Dairy Farms Limited to build a production and repackaging plant in Nairobi
Uganda-based Pearl Dairy Farms Limited is set to build a production and repackaging plant in Nairobiโs Industrial Area as it moves to grow its market share in Kenya. ย The company,…
Improving Food Security and HIV Outcomes through Farming in Kenya
There is an inextricable link between HIV and food insecurity, with each heightening and reinforcing the other. A new pilot trial published in AIDSย addresses this relationship with an agricultural intervention…
Treasury releases 650 million shillings to revamp the Kenya meat commission factory
The troubled Kenya meat commission factory in Athi River has got a new lease of life after treasury released 650 million shillings. ****MORE TO FOLLOW***
Ogiek community to be trained on adapting to climate change
The Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on sensitisation drives aimed at enlightening the Ogiek community on sustainable ways of adapting to climate change. Phillip Owiti an apiculture officer with the…
Turkana county set to invest in irrigation projects to boost food security.
The Turkana County Government will work with national government agencies and development partners on irrigation projects to boost food security. Governor Josphat Nanok said million had been spent this financial…
FARMERS in Kenya advised to prepare for El Nino floods
With predictions for the 2015-2016 El Nino, Baringo County Government, World Animal Protection, the University of Nairobi and the Directorate of Veterinary services is advising farmers in flood prone areas…
Kenya government writes off sugar firms debts ahead of privatisation
The government has written off billion owed by State-owned sugar companies to ease their planned privatisations, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. The government in May approved the sale of the…