Tag: Kenya
Kenya: Organic cocoa farming transform the livelihoods of the local farmers...
The Kilifi County Government has announced plans to introduce organic cocoa farming in a bid to diversify its agricultural output.
This follows a successful feasibility...
Kenya: KEPHIS, Nakuru County in drive to increase uptake of certified...
The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service has rolled out a training curriculum aimed at boosting utilization of certified seeds for potato growers in Kenya.
KEPHIS...
Kenya: Lamu to benefit from Sh200M EU-funded cashew project
Cashew nut farmers in Lamu are now looking forward to a promising future for their produce after the county government signed a pact with...
Scholarship: FAO and the Hungarian Government 2019-2020 Masters Degree Courses
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Hungarian Government is offering Scholarships opportunities for Master of Science degree courses in...
Africa: Irrigation doubles African food production
Food production in Africa still relies almost exclusively on rain-fed agriculture, leaving farmers and rural communities vulnerable to increasingly erratic rainfall patterns and extreme...
East Africa: FAO boosts solar powered irrigation systems (SPIS) for East Africa
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday unveiled a toolbox to help promote solar powered irrigation across the East Africa region.
Michael Gitonga,...
Crop Prospects and Food Situation Report, No. 3, September 2018
The Crop Prospects and Food Situation Report, No. 3, September 2018 was released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization on 20th September 2018.
The...
Kenya: UAP Old Mutual Group pays tobacco farmers Ksh 48 Million
UAP Old Mutual Group has fulfilled their mandate has a worthy Agric insurance company by compensating Kenyan tobacco farmers with Ksh 48 Million.
Over 1,000...
Kenya: President Kenyatta sign Sh23bn Deals With U.S. Firms for Food...
Kenya has signed agreements with US companies allowing $238 million (Sh23bn) of investments in wind power and food security.
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday urged...
Kenya: South Africa lifts 11-year avocado ban
Kenya can now export avocados to South Africa after 11 years of the market being closed due to fruit fly menace.
This follows fruitful talks...
