Kenya’s Coffee Farmers to Earn More Under New Government Reforms
The Cabinet Secretary also hinted at introducing term limits for society leaders to prevent the personalization of societies, which often leads to mismanagement and misuse of funds. The DSS is intended to ensure farme…Read More
From Trash to Treasure: Nyamira Women Turn Banana Waste into Household Innovations
From one pseudo stem we can extract fibre enough to weave a laundry bag worth KES 3,000. If you add to the foliar feed that we also make from the fermented fluid extracts you are creating around KES 3800 from what…Read More
From risk to resilience: Africa’s ambitious food safety strategy
The challenges around food safety are therefore not addressed because of the limited resources. Invariably, because food safety has a direct implication on the relatively well-funded areas, expected positive outcomes are…Read More
Reaping Big with Conservation Agriculture in Laikipia
I trained as a plant operator, but it was difficult for me to find a job in Nairobi. So, I decided to return home and follow in my father’s footsteps by farming. I trained as a plant operator, but it was difficult for me to find a job in…Read More
Bomet teacher Dominic Orina shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize 2024
His farming skills integrate climate education into his projects by emphasizing water conservation, soil protection, and organic farming. His innovative use of recycled materials for gardening and promotion of tree planting hi…Read More
Senatorial hopeful Migosi offers free livestock spraying to struggling farmers
Spraying of livestock is beneficial because it helps to keep them healthy and increase milk production, which in turn helps the farmer to get added income. Douglas Auka, a veterinary officer who is leading the exercise on…Read More
Farmers rally behind reforms as ex-directors face voter backlash
Former directors who were pushed out of office by the government in 2020, after the enactment of the new Tea Act, 2020, consider the current directors as government projects, while farmers see them as saviors. The farm…Read More
Families bound by the heritage of coffee farming
My coffee history dates back to first world war, 1918. The white settlers were given our land and our great grandparents were misplaced. Our parents came this way to look for jobs. The wazungus here were pla…Read More
Nyaribo launches an ambitious dairy initiative in Nyamira County
Nyamira county governor Amos Nyaribo has launched an ambitious revamped dairy farming campaign in the county to boost milk production in the county saying the county has a potential of 240 million litres…Read More
British International Investment Pledges $26.5 Million to Bolster Food Security in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda with AFEX
Its capital will also scale warehouse technology and next-generation software that captures post-harvest pricing. Smart storage solutions have the potential to preserve the lifespan of harvested crops, and so increasing the volume of food avail…Read More
Entrepreneur Transforms Banana Fiber into Eco-Friendly Products
Banana plant stems are often underutilized after the fruit is harvested. They require significant effort to extract from the ground, and farmers must then painstakingly crush the plant waste into small pieces for use as crop…Read More
Climate change’s wrath on Kenyan agriculture: Battling adversity on the front lines
Unprecedented changes in weather patterns and rising temperatures linked to climate change are wreaking havoc on Kenya’s agricultural sector, jeopardizing food security and livelihoods for millions of farmers across the…Read More
The Seeds of Controversy: Battling Drought and the GMO Debate
As the effects of rising temperatures continue to change environments and lives in unexpected ways around the world, genetically modified seeds have been touted as one solution to Covid’s effects on food production…Read More
Rural women using modern farming technologies to reap big
It is early Tuesday morning in Ebate village, Magombo ward in Nyamira County. Farmers are arriving in the village in groups. Their faces are filled with enthusiasm and joy as they prepare to host the farmers’ exhibition…Read More
The rise of towering home gardens in Nyanchwa residence
The gardens are made of special fibre sacks, and they are about a metre high. They are filled with composite manure and mixed with soil…Read More
Challenges of climate change on farming
The farmers in the area complained of seeds not germinating, poor crop yields, and a large number of weak and finally dead livestock because the seasonal rivers dried up and there was little or no rain. This forced…Read More
