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The Cassava Farming Conundrum: Kenya’s Reliance on Imports Amidst Rising Demand
Kenya is relying on cassava importation from neighboring countries to meet high demand for the food product locally. L-R: Leonard Kubok, Deputy Director, State Department of Crop Development, Ministry of…
Good News To Farmers As PepsiCo’s Investment Enters Kenya
President William Ruto has welcomed PepsiCo's interest in setting up operations in Kenya. The announcement was made during the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where Ruto met…
How Kenya’s Coffee Farmers Are Brewing Success with Starbucks: A Game-Changing Deal That Could Double Incomes
Kenyaโs coffee farmers could soon sell directly to the worldโs largest coffee chain in a landmark deal that would more than double their incomes. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua stated that…
Kenya’s Agricultural Revolution: AI and Satellite Crop Monitoring to Supercharge Farmer Yields
With the aid of a forthcoming agri-tech platform, Kenyan farmers will soon be able to make informed, data-driven farming decisions and monitor crops using satellite. With the aid of a…
Small-Scale Farmers in Kenya: Navigating Drought with Drip Irrigation Technology
Small-scale farmers in Kenya are increasingly transitioning away from rain-fed farming, which is susceptible to drought, and are embracing irrigation technologies to enhance their yields and realise more revenue. Davis…
Resilience Agriculture for Youth (RAY): A Game-Changer for Western Kenya Farmers
Over 10,000 youth from Busia County in Western Kenya are set to benefit from a project launched by Practical Action, a UK-based organisation in partnership with the County government to…
Govt. to support tea farmers to improve productivity
The national government is working towards increasing tea production in the country, Agriculture CS Mithika Linturi has said. According to Linturi, last year, the production of green leaves was not…
Farmers invest in smart agriculture to fight climate change
Faced with the reality of climate change effects that have seen crop yields and livestock production reduced significantly, leaving many families with increased cases of malnutrition, farmers in Makueni County,…
Promoting Sustainable Poultry Farming: FAO and Pwani University Join Forces to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in Broiler Chicken Rearing
Poultry farmers are set to benefit from an initiative by the United Nationsโ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with Kenyaโs Pwani University that is aimed at enhancing responsible…
Empowering Embu County’s Small-Scale Maize Farmers: The Game-Changing Partnership Between Family Bank and Safaricom
Over 1,000 small-scale maize farmers in Embu County are on the brink of a transformation in their agricultural practices, thanks to an exciting collaboration between Family Bank and DigiFarm. Through…