Dairy farmers encouraged to invest in forage production
Dairy farmers are being encouraged to invest in forage production systems, in order to reduce costs. Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization Director General Eliud...
Farming
Kenya secures Ksh 7.3B from AfDB to extend fertilizer subsidy
Kenya is set to receive Ksh 7.4 billion ($63M) loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support food security efforts amid rising cost of...
Farmers from Meru are now earning sh.150 per kg of coffee cherries from the previous sh. 50
Coffee farmers from Kianjuri Co-Operative society in Meru are expected to make good earnings following improved cherry prices . The farmers praised the move by...
Politicians in Kakamega pledge to improve cane farming
A section of politicians in Kakamega County has pledged to turn around the fortunes of cane farmers if elected into office. Led by the county...
Kiambu women farmers forced to innovate as input costs soar
A group of elderly women in Kikuyu town, Kiambu County are surviving the hard economic times by manufacturing animal feeds which they use for their poultry business as well...
Bunyala Irrigation Scheme expanded to over 3,000 acres
Kenya is likely to bridge its current four hundred thousand metric tonne rice supply deficit with the operationalization of the expanded Bunyala Irrigation Scheme. The...
Smallholder farmers to benefit from gadget refurbishment
Smallholder farmers will be the main beneficiaries of an electronics refurbishment program by the ICT Authority seeking to fasten adoption of technology in the agriculture...
Kenta charms Narok County voters with promise to boost agriculture
In a televised gubernatorial debate live on KBC Channel1 where his main rival was a no show, Narok County aspirant Moitalel Ole Kenta was keen...
Kenya to see sharp rise of wheat and maize costs
A consortium of millers, business owners and retailers are calling on the government to immediately address a looming wheat and maize shortage. In a joint...
New factory lifts Migori County sweet potato production
The official opening of Getong’anya Sweet Potato Processing Plant in Kuria, Migori County early this year has renewed farmers’ hopes for a brighter economic future....