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...
Category : Food Security
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....
Featured Agriculture sector is key on covid-19 interventions
Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from...
Camel rearing, Africa’s blessing in waiting
With proper and adequate investment, the country could turn camel milk into a top foreign exchange earner. The Kenya Camel Association says that for a long...
Featured Post-harvest losses, wayforward
Food security is key and ensuring increased food production is vital. However, Kenya also needs to reflect on the irony of how much our farmers...
Featured Viable agricultural approach in building sustainable environment encouraged
According to a report, both international and local donors are increasingly investing in industrial agricultural projects to the disadvantage of interventional measures that convert food...
Prioritise food safety as part of ‘Big Four Agenda’-Greenpeace Africa
In 2018, there was increased cases of sub-standard food imports into Kenya. From sugar that contains mercury to expired rice, to oil that does not...