Breeding new rice variety takes over 10 years— scientist
In Kenya, rice breeders use the Basmati 370 variety as a checker to compare with
New rice variety tolerant to soil salinity, yield high
We must plant climate-smart varieties to close gap between consumption and production.
Government sets aside Sh389 billion for expanding irrigation
You create five jobs for every acre irrigated, says Irrigation PS.
Farmers to get subsidised fertiliser next month
Registration will be continuous to ensure all farmers data are captured.
Dairy farmers to wait longer for prices of feed to come down
Agriculture PS says ministry to gazette importation of raw materials for feed manufacturing by next week.
Kenya-China avocado exports grow despite low production
Kenya’s avocados are valued for quality, oil content and dry matter
Farmers to get affordable quality coffee seeds
• Turkey helps set up a coffee seed irrigation unit and drip irrigation system to produce more coffee for export, local ...
Farmers who may have defaulted loans in the past shy away from the registration process
So far over 3.4 million farmers have been registered, says CS
Rabies, anthrax on the rise amid medics strike
Vets say if unchecked, rabies will kill more Kenyans this year than before
NGOs say patient numbers up 33% last year, malnutrition worse by 45%; drought, poor funding blamed