Kenya joins the world in marking World Bee Day
Kenya has joined the world in marking the World Bee Day. The day observed annually on 20 May is marked to raise awareness on the...
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Eastern Africa: Millions displaced, amid growing hunger, ‘unprecedented needs’
Millions of displaced families across eastern Africa will fall deeper into hunger as food rations dwindle due to humanitarian resources being stretched to the limit...
Experts call for urgent intervention to avoid looming hunger crisis
Agriculture experts are calling for urgent collaboration between the government and the private sector in order to raise sufficient resources to ward-off looming hunger in...
How groundnut farming is transforming lives in Turkana
It is only 8 o’clock in the morning and the searing heat in Lodwar, the largest town in Turkana County, is showing no signs of...
FAO launches green cities initiative in Mombasa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in partnership with Mombasa County Government launched the Green Cities Initiative (GCI) Mombasa Chapter, third from...
Turkana County groundnut strategy to propel it to a top producer
Turkana County is positioning itself as a groundnut production hub following the launch of a five-year strategy that will not only transform the County’s fortunes...
Farmer information system to transform agri-food systems
Information and digitization of agricultural service delivery are critical enablers of a robust food system. Accurate information about farmers and their enterprises in Kenya for...
IGAD, FAO raise concern on high levels of food insecurity
IGAD and FAO have called for urgent actions to mitigate the impacts of drought across the Horn of Africa. According to the Food Security and...
Govt and FAO sign action plan to mitigate drought in ASAL Counties
Kenya’s drought response plan requires a total of Sh 9.4 billion for the period July–November 2021, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO),...
Govt to spare no efforts to ensure desert locusts are eliminated
The government says immature swarms of locusts continue to persist mainly in Northern and Central counties. Speaking during a desert locusts control fields trip in...