Tag: Kenya
Kenya: Mwingi women encouraged to take up beekeeping
The women in the North of Mwingi, especially in Ngomeni ward, have been encouraged and motivated to take up beekeeping due...
Kenya: President Uhuru issues 9 directives To Ensure Food Security
President Uhuru Kenyatta issued nine (9) directives on Tuesday to ensure food security in Kenya. The directives span across major value chain...
Kenya: New standards on Tea industry takes effects from September
The new tea industry regulations will be implemented at the end of the month, the government said yesterday.
This is after the government...
World Bank lends Kenya Sh4.5bn for fighting locusts
The World Bank on Thursday approved a Sh4.5 billion loan to Kenya to help in combating locust swarms that are destroying crops...
East Africa: African Development Bank approves $1.5 million emergency grant to...
The African Development Bank approves $1.5 million emergency grant to curb desert locusts ravaging East and Horn of Africa
FAO: Desert locust situation “extremely alarming” in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia
Widespread desert locust infestations and a new generation of breeding has continued threatening food security and livelihoods in the region as the...
Call for Nominations: The Africa Food Prize 2020
Nominations are Open for the 2020 Africa Food Prize. The 100,000 USD celebrates Africans who are taking over the continents agricultural agenda.
World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) Announces New International Advisor in Kenya...
The World Potato Congress is pleased to announce that Mr. Wachira Kaguongo has accepted to become the World Potato Congress Inc.’s (WPC)...
Kenya: KALRO, EU Unveil Modern 2,000 Bird Capacity Breeding And Multiplication...
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the European Union (EU) have unveiled a modern indigenous chicken breeding and multiplication unit...
Germany’s BMZ initiates a new One Health Research, Education and Outreach...
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) signed a letter of intent to establish a ‘One...
