Ruto leads African leaders in calls to revive soil health
President wants investment in nitrogen fertiliser production prioritised for steady supply of essential nutrients for ...
Star Farmer
Why regenerative farming is a solution to food security
Traditional farming methods are proving to be unsustainable
Experts call for urgent action to restore degrade soils
The experts say 60 per cent of Africa's soil is degraded
State unveils new policy to restore declining soil fertility
It is a response to the lack of a comprehensive framework focusing on soil restoration and maintenance.
Seed companies push information to rural farmers to improve yields
For farmers, access to quality seeds remains imperative.
Heavy rains to increase food importation – agricultural expert
Moreover, the disruption to food exports poses a risk to the nation's balance of payments
Consumers urged to prioritise food safety before purchasing
Policy will address overlaps, capacity building, and resource mobilisation.
Nairobi to host second African fertiliser and soil health summit
- Fertiliser usage in Kenya remains below the global average, highlighting a critical need for ...
Dryland crops, pasture grasses to raise production, resilience
Kalro targets 500,000 smallholder farmers and pastoralists with help from the state and the EU.
Farmers can now access armyworm-resistant maize seeds
Maurice Makaa, a small-scale farmer in Makueni County said the armyworms ruined farmers food and livelihoods.
FAO developing data collection tool for climate resilience plans
There is no way to compare and harmonise interventions in Africa
Help promote traditional foods in markets, state urged
"The investments will enhance infrastructural development and skills of sellers and consumers."
Women venture into contracted cane farming in Western
Sugar factories need more sugarcane, prices are good and women are farming.
Color-changing strips simplify milk mastitis testing
It will save farmers money and prevent them from mixing infected milk with safe milk
Millers raise alarm over high aflatoxin in Ugandan maize
Aflatoxin is contained in a soil fungus and occurs when maize, grains and groundnuts not well dried.
High onion prices put tears in eyes of strained customers
The onion prices have gone up by 11 percent
Mainstream forgotten African foods, says report
The compendium of forgotten foods in Africa report, which is a first-of-its-kind
Lari farmers go for modern beekeping as demand for honey soars
Tendo Apiaries trains farmers and schools on the method and value addition.
Kenya losing close to Sh400 billion to malnutrition
GAIN says malnutrition in children has resulted in reduced productivity, high cost of treatment and high education costs
African leaders rally for affordable fertiliser amidst ...
They underscored the need to revive the nutritional balance of the continent's exhausted soils