Kenya is planting genetically modified disease-resistant cassava. This coming after the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) approved the environmental release of the variety. The GM cassava…
More than 35,000 public primary schools will benefit from a project through which underutilised spaces will be enabled to plant more than 1 million fruit…
The fruit industry has dramatically changed over the past 20 years. The International Fruit Genetics (IFG) is celebrating pioneering advancements it has brought to the…
Kenya is among 11 African and Central-Asian countries set to benefit from a $104 million initiative by the Global Environmental Facility and FAO. This program intends…
The Saving Lives and Livelihoods initiative will acquire vaccines for at least 50 million people Kenyans will be among African beneficiaries from the $1.3…
Indigenous dairy cows and crosses have lower milk production, yielding between one and10 liters daily compared to exotic breeds such as Friesians and Jerseys that…
By Smart Farmer Kenyan women and young farmers will benefit from a partnership between the African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology (ACWICT) and CABI. The…
For many years, coffee farming was a profitable business. Many remember with nostalgia the good old days. Today, the situation has drastically changed. While Kenyan…
After engaging in several farming ventures that have yielded little success, a Nandi farmer has earned himself the nickname, Gambler Farmer. But Mr Richard Tuwei,…
Africa’s Business Heroes is a flagship philanthropic programme started by Chinese businessman Jack Ma to support entrepreneurs in Africa and Ms Zahra Baitie-Boateng is the…
Brucellosis is among the most important zoonotic diseases. The disease, spreads when one consumes raw contaminated animal products, including milk, or comes into contact with…
