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Invest in smart agriculture to curb food shortage, says Ottichilo

adminAug 31, 20220

Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo has urged residents to invest in smart agriculture to attain food security. He said climate change has affected the rain patterns

Address worsening drought situation, Lagdera MP tells state

adminAug 29, 20220

WATER CRISIS Lagdera MP Abdikadir Hussein has expressed concern over the worsening drought situation in Lagdera subcounty, Garissa. Speaking to the press in Garissa town

Hass Avocado Tree Growing – A Guide Into Producing the Best

adminAug 5, 20220

The Hass avocado variety is the most popular Kenya avocado for export because it enjoys a good market in Europe as compared to the other varieties. Hass

Kenya banks on Iran for tea sales as Pakistan cuts imports

adminJul 28, 20220

Kenya is considering increasing its tea export share to Iran and other countries in Asia to cover for expected low demand in Pakistan. Speaking during

Tanzania bans day-old chicks imports from Kenya

adminJul 28, 2022July 28, 20220

Tanzania has imposed a total ban on the importation of day-old chicks effective next week as it seeks to protect its local hatcheries and

Millers to receive Sh100 unga subsidy cash – PS

adminJul 28, 2022July 28, 20220

SUBSIDY Millers will start receiving payment for the national maize flour subsidy programme today, according to the Agriculture Principal secretary. Francis Owino said that so

Uganda-Nyanzi extracts oil from coffee

adminJul 25, 20220

Coffee oil can be produced from green (unroasted) or roasted beans. There are a number of aromatic coffee oils and extracts on the market including

Uganda-Solar power to save dairy farms from rising energy cost – experts

adminJul 25, 2022July 25, 20220

With the rising cost of electricity and a growing need to reduce their carbon footprint, farmers have been advised to look to solar options. Although

Uganda-Hunger kills 900 in Karamoja

adminJul 25, 20220

The suffering and pain in Karamoja, Uganda’s north-eastern pastoralist region, needs no hyperbole. It is visible in massive crop failures as a result of a

Agriculture suffers low budget allocation in EAC

adminJul 25, 20220

Even as hunger, famine, and inflation ravage the East African region, the bloc is still hesitant to fund agriculture and has allocated the sector less