Agriculture still is the cash cow for counties
Agriculture has been widely regarded as a fundamental pillar of the Kenyan economy since independence, with one in every two Kenyans employed in the field,...
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To achieve food security, good policies are required.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, accounting for 30% of GDP, but we are a food-insecure country, relying on formal and illegal imports...
Kenya loses Sh72b seasonally from food loss and waste
An estimated Sh72 billion is lost every season by not addressing food loss and waste, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Kenya said. FAO also...
Kenya adopts new standards to safeguard food products
The Kenya Bureau of Standards recently adopted five new standards to boost the safety and quality of food additives in the market. Kebs’ Managing Director...
Kenya looks to export meat to Saudi Arabia
Kenya says it is prepared to meet Saudi Arabian authorities’ standards in order to recover one of the Middle East’s most profitable marketplaces. Kenyatta...
NDMA issues poultry supplies worth Kshs. 1.5M to Kitui farmers
The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has distributed kroiler chicks, solar panels, and incubators worth Kshs. 1.5 million to farmers in Tseikuru, Mwingi North in...
Millers risk hefty fines as ministry approves new sugarcane pricing formula
An interim Sugarcane Pricing Committee constituted by the Ministry of Agriculture has approved an increase in the price of cane from the current Kshs. 3,...
KALRO, Nakuru County collaborate in producing high yield bean variety
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and Nakuru County government have embarked on promoting proper agronomical practices that will enhance production of high yield and disease resistant...
Making money with plants
When Joseph Kihoro started Intriscapes Plant Nursery in Limuru County, he had little hope of turning it into a money-spinner. He had just finished his...
Farmers bet on community seed bank to tackle malnutrition, boost incomes
With increasing malnutrition and key nutrient deficiency of zinc, iron and vitamins in Western Kenya, occasioned by changing diets, a group of farmers are reversing...