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New potato variety shaping country’s food security

adminJul 14, 20200

Food security and nutrition are part of Kenya’s ‘Big Four’ Agenda, alongside enhanced manufacturing, universal healthcare, and affordable housing, aimed at accelerating economic growth. As

Guide on how to raise funds for your agribusiness

adminJul 14, 20200

We have had the opportunity to work with a great many businesses, nonprofits, and government entities that are making significant impacts within the good food

You are looking for agriculture funding, here are some leads

adminJul 14, 20200

It’s no secret that farming is a highly capital intensive business and if you are a farmer looking for funding to start or expand your

Tea Farmers now prefer KTDA to multinationals

adminJul 14, 20200

An estimated 1,000 smallholder tea farmers have ditched multinationals for the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA). The farmers have been enrolled back to the KTDA-managed

Are we safe from sprayed tomatoes?

adminJul 12, 20200

In the last recent past, we have witnessed the deaths of some high-profile Kenyans due to cancer. As a result, the statement “Farmers are killing

Ban of trading in donkey products a blow to China

adminJul 12, 20200

Donkey farmers and owners in Kenya can finally celebrate as the government has banned the slaughter and sale of donkey meat and products in the

BT cotton could revive the dead textile industry in Kenya

adminJul 12, 2020July 12, 20200

Busia County, Kenya: Cotton farming was once Busia Country’s main foreign exchange earner. But, with its collapse in 1980s due to a number of reasons,

Women in agriculture and the challenges they face

adminJul 12, 20200

Women engaging in agribusiness in Africa face a lot of challenges that hinder their growth. According to Beatrice Gakuba the Executive Director of African Women

Nakuru county launches land rehabilitation project

adminJul 12, 20200

The County Government of Nakuru in Collaboration with the National Government and World Bank, under the National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP), will