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Farmers in West Pokot receive improved kienyeji chicken
The County government of West Pokot partnered with Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) and donated 2,136 three months old improved Kienyeji chicken worth Sh. to 150 women to help…
Relief for Fish and Avocado exporters as KenTrade simplifies export procedures.
The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) has announced plans to simplify trade procedures for Hass Avocado and Fish in the current financial year 21/22 in a bid to lower administrative…
Imported Rice Might Soon Be Replaced, Thanks To The New Introduced High Breed Variety In Mwea
Rice breeders in Mwea have come up with a hybrid rice that may soon replace the demand for imported rice in the country. The new breed of rice according to…
Are Hass Avocado Trees Root Invasive? Important Things That Farmers Ignore
If there is one crop that has suddenly become a craze among farmers across the country, it is the Hass avocado. From Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Embu to Meru, traditional cash crops…
Hass Avocado Farmers In Kenya Can Now Export To China
The Chinese government has allowed Kenya to export fresh hass avocado after four years of lobbying as Beijing reverses an initial requirement that only allowed frozen produce, coming as a…
Challenges Facing Small Scale Seedlings Farmers in Kenya
This post will explore the three key challenges facing small scale farmers in accessing and using quality seeds and other planting materials. Besides, you will learn several agribusiness opportunities in…
The effects of COVID-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods
As COVID-19 took hold in March 2020, the primary focus was on ensuring that people stayed healthy and safe from infection. However, it soon became clear that the pandemic would…
Common Reasons On Why Chicken Fight
Chicken keepers often witness squabbles between their chickens for various reasons. Although roosters in the flock usually handle disagreements, sometimes they may escalate if there is a bully amongst them.…
Taita Taveta farmers in 10m contractual farming deal for supply of groundnuts
In the next few weeks, a small and dusty village in Taveta Taveta will receive a windfall of over Sh10 million, thanks to their contractual farming for the supply of…
Small scale farmers drive rice and sunflower commercialization in East Africa
To analyse the dynamics of agricultural commercialisation and agrarian change across East, West and Southern Africa, an e-dialogue was recently convened by the Agricultural Policy Research Programme (APRA) in partnership…