How sorghum is giving Kerio Valley peace, prosperity
The arid Kerio Valley in Elgeyo Marakwet County is known for pastoralism. However, this source of livelihood has over the years proved unreliable, unsustainable and even dangerous d…...
Read More Kenya eyes tech cocktail to secure lucrative mango export market
It is yet another mango harvesting season in Eastern Kenya, but as it has always been over the years, local fruit growers here might not pocket much from the harvests. Straddling be…...
Read More Fresh produce exporters hope for continuity in post-Brexit era
Actors in Kenya’s multibillion tea and horticultural industry are hoping for a smooth transition even as the United Kingdom, a key market for their produce, exits the European Unio…...
Read More Ugandan beef 'will have honoured place' in UK - PM
Sign up now for Africa Food Show, June 24-26 2020, Nairobi, Kenya: http://africafoodshow.com/Jan. 22 2020 - Beef produced in Uganda will have an honoured place on the UKs supermarke…...
Read More Local coffee now fastest selling
Coffee grown, manufactured and packaged in the country is selling more than imported varieties such as Nescafé, in supermarkets. The increasing sales are attributed to improved…...
Read More The distinction of Coffee Advance Revolving Fund
Barely two weeks ago, the Ministry of Finance gazetted the much awaited regulations to operationalise the access of the promised Coffee Cherry Advance Revolving Fund by the coffee f…...
Read More Kenya urgently needs an independent food safety regulator
Dec. 9 2019 Over the years, food safety concerns have been largely ignored by relevant stakeholders with serious consequences for Kenyan consumers.It is evident from recent reports …...
Read More Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health
Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global populations – after all, food is grown in soil. Healthy soils grow more crops and allow for nu…...
Read More New board to market Kenya livestock products globally mooted
A new livestock Bill has proposed the formation of a marketing board that will oversee promotion of Kenya’s products across the world.Livestock Products Marketing Board, which has …...
Read More CAN AFRICAN SMALLHOLDERS FARM THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY?
A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification can take smallholder farmers out of poverty. The emphasis in programming often…...
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