A new initiative is exploring how tomato varieties can support robotic crop work in high-tech greenhouses, including harvesting and other labor-intensive activities. The effort aims…
Kenya’s floriculture industry remains one of the country’s strongest export success stories, but rising freight costs, fuel pressures, delayed VAT refunds and global supply disruptions…
In parts of West Africa, cotton farmers have started to notice something worrying; products that used to work well against pests are becoming less reliable….
As Kenya prepares for IFTEX 2026, industry stakeholders say the flower sector remains one of the country’s strongest export earners, supported by quality production, expanding…
The government has launched a nationwide crackdown on milk hawking, warning that the unregulated sale of raw milk poses serious health risks to consumers and…
Kenya has vaccinated more than 10 million livestock in a nationwide campaign aimed at curbing animal diseases and accelerating the country’s shift toward modern, commercially…
By Zablon Oyugi Orbia Advance Corporation’s S.A.B. de C.V. (BMV: ORBIA*) Precision Agriculture business group Netafim, announced today the results of a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)…
Kenya has launched the World Agriculture Forum (WAF) Country Council to accelerate the transformation of its agriculture sector, aiming to boost productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and…
Across Africa, crops like finger millet, amaranth, okra, and sesame have sustained communities for generations. Yet they have been systematically marginalized in research and investment…
By Zablon Oyugi Researchers from Gunma University, a Japanese national university corporation have discovered that crab shell by-products can slow the breakdown of biodegradable plastics…
By Zablon Oyugi Eight agritech startups founded by young Kenyans have secured a combined $41,088 in funding under the 2025-26 AYuTe Africa (Agriculture, Youth and Technology) Challenge…
Kenyan livestock farmers are set to benefit from the rollout of the country’s first-ever combination vaccine designed to protect sheep and goats against three of…
More than 30 civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to halt financing for industrial livestock production, warning that continued support for factory…
Kenya has unveiled an ambitious strategy to reposition its sugar sector as a diversified bio-economy and renewable energy hub, marking a significant shift from traditional…
By Zablon Oyugi Heifer International Kenya has launched the Transforming Yield through Feed and Fodder Access in Dairy (TYFFAD) project, a four-year initiative expected to…
