Farmers Benefit From Planting Root Crops
Root Crops such as Potato and Sweet Potatoes are relatively fast maturing as they take about four months and are thus valued as reliable food...
Category : Food Security
To achieve food security, good policies are required.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, accounting for 30% of GDP, but we are a food-insecure country, relying on formal and illegal imports...
Kenya adopts new standards to safeguard food productsÂ
The Kenya Bureau of Standards recently adopted five new standards to boost the safety and quality of food additives in the market. Kebs’ Managing Director...
NDMA issues poultry supplies worth Kshs. 1.5M to Kitui farmers
The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has distributed kroiler chicks, solar panels, and incubators worth Kshs. 1.5 million to farmers in Tseikuru, Mwingi North in...
Farmers Want KTDA To Withdraw Case Filed Against Implementation Of New Tea Regulations
Tea farmers in the Mt Kenya region want the Kenya Tea Development Agency to withdrawal a case it has filed against the implementation of the...
Featured Profitable farming to try on a quarter an acre
The Kenyan breadbasket belt – running from Western into the Rift Valley and then Central Kenya – is legend mostly for maize production. Kenyan farmers...
Featured Village reaps from Turkish farm machinery
A Kenyan village is reaping the benefits of farm machinery donated by Turkey. A modern silage harvester is slicing rows of wet grass to be...
Featured New climate smart technologies to look for
Young farmers in Kenya experience several challenges including lack of land, money and unpredictable weather patterns. While many of them can be solved by human...
Featured New potato variety shaping country’s food security
Food security and nutrition are part of Kenya’s ‘Big Four’ Agenda, alongside enhanced manufacturing, universal healthcare, and affordable housing, aimed at accelerating economic growth.  As...
Featured ASNET up to transform agriculture sector in Kenya
Players in the agriculture sector have pledged to ensure the sector is transformed to regain its glory as the key driver of Kenya’s economic development....