The Government has reaffirmed its ban on sugar imports and frozen the issuance of new import licences, saying local production is now sufficient to meet…
By Zablon Oyugi Aquatic food systems are increasingly important to global food security, livelihoods and nutrition yet, beneath the surface of the world’s lakes, rivers…
The government is seeking to more than double its bixa production by expanding the number of growers and fully utilising the country’s 3,000-tonne annual processing…
New initiative aims to help 30,000 smallholder dairy farmers build digital transaction records, strengthen financial inclusion, and improve access to market financing. By Zablon Oyugi…
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has hosted a workshop on maize nixtamalization, a traditional maize-processing technology, bringing together researchers, universities, development partners…
Kenya has marked a significant milestone in its coffee sector after shipping its first consignment of green coffee beans to Italy, opening a new high-value…
By Zablon Oyugi International prices of coffee, cocoa and tea have experienced significant fluctuations in recent years, exposing structural weaknesses in global beverage commodity markets…
By Zablon Oyugi Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) Sen. Mutahi Kagwe has warned that the growing threat of…
By Zablon Oyugi At Inaarok Lukuny Comprehensive School in Kenya’s Kajiado County, pupil enrolment has more than doubled over the past year, rising from 240…
Farmers, extension workers and governments now have a powerful new tool to help identify the crops best suited to specific parcels of land, enabling more…
By Zablon Oyugi The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in Kenya, has today launched a landmark KES 1.081 trillion Kenya National Agri-food Systems Investment…
World Food Prize Foundation unites policy makers and innovators, tracing Dr. Norman Borlaug’s legacy to the continent he called “the last frontier” Nairobi, Kenya –…
By Zablon Oyugi Kenya has intensified efforts to reclaim its position as a global coffee powerhouse following the launch of the Coffee Revitalization Programme presided…
By Zablon Oyugi Kenya is accelerating efforts to transform its sugar industry into a key contributor to the country’s energy sector, with the government promoting…
