Help promote traditional foods in markets, state urged
"The investments will enhance infrastructural development and skills of sellers and consumers."
Star Farmer
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
State aims to slash Sh160bn edible oil import cost
Plans to grow sunflower in 34 counties and eventually lower prices of cooking oil
Farmers want e-voucher back to bring sanity to fertiliser subsidy program
Farmers warn that the fake fertiliser and seeds will delay planting and affect production
Cotton farmers to reap from value addition
Bt cotton is a genetically modified pest resistant cotton variety that produces an insecticide
DP establishes task force to streamline avocado subsector
Task force given 30 days to come up with an actionable plan.
African farmers reap big from mechanisation
A new report by Heifer International says Africa is the least mechanised continent
North Rift, Central to receive 2m bags of fertiliser – PS
Farmers has complained of a delay in fertiliser distribution
Laikipia women fight cactus with bare hands to reclaim land
Thorny plant has invaded 60 per cent of 16,000 acres and the community can no longer utilise the land.
Husna sits at the core of land issues in UN food agency
She has worked around land, natural resources and environment issues for over 25 years.
PRINT: Researchers seek to reclaim African indigenous vegetables in the agricultural landscape
Indigenous vegetables play a critical role in addressing micronutrient deficiencies, says KALRO
Banana is world’s most exported fresh fruits, says FAO
Industry is however, struggling with climate crisis, rising costs, falling consumer purchasing power and a destructive ...
Swift completion of irrigation infrastructure to boost rice production
Rice is increasingly favoured as a staple food and irrigation is being increased
FAO developing data collection tool for climate resilience ...
There is no way to compare and harmonise interventions in Africa