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KALRO Mwea unveils four new climate-smart rice varieties to boost farmers’ yields

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)–ICRC Mwea Centre has launched four new climate-smart, high-yielding rice varieties in a major step toward improving productivity…

Government to gazette Galana Kulalu as Special Economic Zone to attract investors

By Benson Ltamely The government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has announced plans to gazette Galana Kulalu Irrigation Development as a Special…

Government pushes for China to drop tariffs on its coffee, tea and avocados as historic trade shift looms

The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, is pushing for the accelerated clearance of Kenyan agricultural and livestock products into the Chinese…

Kenya Leverages Agricultural Digitisation to Create 6 Million Green Jobs by 2030

Kenya is set to become the first African country to finalise the JobsConnect Compact, a global framework poised to deliver 6 million new, greener and…

Government calls for agriculture cooperatives to apply for KJET support ahead of December deadline

By Benson Ltamely Agriculture-based cooperatives, associations or cluster-based entities that operate in the tea, coffee, dairy, rice, leather, edible oils and textiles value chains have…

Africa Faces Highest Disaster-Related Losses at 7.4% of Agricultural GDP, FAO report

By Benson Ltamely Africa’s agricultural sector is projected to bear the highest burden of natural disasters with a 7.4 per cent loss of its agricultural…

Kenya poised for major deal to supply flowers, coffee, and macadamia to U.S. market

Kenyan agricultural exports are on the verge of a significant expansion into the United States following a successful trade mission to Nairobi by the U.S….

AI in agriculture market: How the industry is emerging as an investment opportunity

By Rohit, part of the media team at Research Nester Meta Description: Integrating AI in agriculture, what we call “smart farming,” is more important now…

Avenews, KMC and KLMC launch Ksh2.5B Trade-Financing Model to boost Kenya’s livestock industry

By Zablon Oyugi In a bold step to modernize one of Kenya’s most valuable yet underserved industries, Avenews, a financial technology company offering smart financing…

Government targets 30% rise in household incomes by 2028 through Adoption of modern technology

By Zablon Oyugi The government is set to boost Kenya’s national milk chilling capacity by 475,000 litres per day as part of a wider effort…

KALRO trains 195 ward coffee champions in an effort to revitalize Kenya’s coffee sector

By Zablon Oyugi The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), through its Coffee Research Institute (CRI), has kicked off a 13-day intensive training program…

Kenya Seeks Direct Entry to U.S. Agricultural Market to Boost Farmer Earnings

Kenya is pushing to gain direct access to the U.S. market for its agricultural exports, bypassing middlemen and cutting down on compliance barriers. The effort…

Over 3,000 traditional African vegetable seeds secured in global repository, Norway

By Benson Ltamely African farmers can now rest assured of a continuous supply of seeds for opportunity crops like amaranth, jute mallow, Bambara groundnut, African…

Makueni Farmers to benefit from new livestock vaccine partnership with KEVEVAPI

The Makueni County government has entered into a strategic partnership with the Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI), aimed at strengthening livestock health and driving…

First ever large-scale climate funding targets low-emission, climate-resilient dairy systems in East Africa

By Zablon Oyugi A landmark six-year programme to build a climate-resilient and low-emission dairy sector is now underway across East Africa. The Dairy Interventions for…