The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from agricultural SMEs that can create work opportunities…
“There is sufficient stock of good quality fertiliser to meet farmers’ demand”, President William Ruto assured this week, while warning unscrupulous traders behind fake fertiliser…
They were majestic, huge, sturdy, and strong, beautiful to look at. One by one they came. The Boran, Sahiwal, Jersey, Ayrshire, Friesian, Guernsey, and Magic50…
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) and Trademark Africa (TMA) have launched a three-year project to facilitate export-oriented staple grains trade in Kenya, Tanzania, and…
This farming technique helps farmers to maintain and boost yields and increase profits, while reversing land degradation, protecting the environment and responding to growing challenges…
Small-scale farmers in East Africa and their families are set to benefit from a transformative banana breeding project. This follows a pact between the International…
A latest report by Heifer International, a global nonprofit working to end hunger and poverty through sustainable farming, has indicated that tens of thousands of…
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has achieved a significant milestone in its mission to empower young women in agriculture, following a…
In a bid to protect consumers and facilitate trade, the government through Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) has constructed a new laboratory at the agency…
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a five-year USD50 million (Sh7.6billion) United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project aimed at supporting…
By Zablon Oyugi In a move to bolster the quality and accessibility of vegetatively propagating seeds (VPS), the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has…
By Zablon Oyugi BIOSORRA, a leading carbon removal startup has launched the biggest biochar-producing plant in East Africa to provide its high quality biochar to…
By Zablon Oyugi Sweet potato farmers have a reason to celebrate with the introduction of a new sweet potato variety that is not only drought-resistant…
