MP calls for credible data to transform agriculture
Data that cannot be referenced is not useful, says National Assembly Agriculture committee chairman
Data that cannot be referenced is not useful, says National Assembly Agriculture committee chairman
Flooding can make infertile areas fertile and can diminish fertility by leaching nutrients and washing them away
They underscored the need to revive the nutritional balance of the continent's exhausted soils
President wants investment in nitrogen fertiliser production prioritised for steady supply of essential nutrients for ...
Traditional farming methods are proving to be unsustainable
The experts say 60 per cent of Africa's soil is degraded
It is a response to the lack of a comprehensive framework focusing on soil restoration and maintenance.
For farmers, access to quality seeds remains imperative.
Moreover, the disruption to food exports poses a risk to the nation's balance of payments
Policy will address overlaps, capacity building, and resource mobilisation.
Kalro targets 500,000 smallholder farmers and pastoralists with help from the state and the EU.
Maurice Makaa, a small-scale farmer in Makueni County said the armyworms ruined farmers food and livelihoods.
There is no way to compare and harmonise interventions in Africa
"The investments will enhance infrastructural development and skills of sellers and consumers."
Sugar factories need more sugarcane, prices are good and women are farming.
It will save farmers money and prevent them from mixing infected milk with safe milk
Aflatoxin is contained in a soil fungus and occurs when maize, grains and groundnuts not well dried.
The onion prices have gone up by 11 percent
Let’s get students to take up agriculture courses, says MP
MP Mutunga says if left unaddressed, trend could force country to import professionals from abroad