Kenya’s amaranth and finger millet have been selected as priority crops for conservation, inclusion, and value-chain development under the newly launched Power of Diversity Funding…
In a memorable moment at the ongoing African Food Systems Forum 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, Professor Mary Abukutsa-Onyango of Kenya has been named a joint…
Where policy lags, youth and women are stepping in to lead Tanzania’s climate response. According to Climate KIC, grassroots organisations are filling the gaps by…
This year’s Africa Food Systems Summit 2025, in Dakar, Senegal, focuses on Africa’s youth and how they can lead collaboration, innovation, and the implementation of…
By Sandra Neddy The daily struggles of keeping livestock healthy, preserving livestock produce, and accessing credit services at low interest rates are among the main…
By Benson Ltamely Pastoralist communities, traders and policy makers in Kenya are poised to receive accurate and timely information through the National Livestock Market Information…
Tanzania’s smallholder farmers, long reliant on ancestral weather cues, are facing unprecedented climate unpredictability. William Karatibu, a bean and maize grower, recalls interpreting ant trails,…
By Benson Ltamely More than 2,000 youth across Makueni County are poised to benefit from a five-year project that aims to improve livestock feed production…
by Zablon Oyugi An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of…
Farmers and millers were urged to invest in poultry gut health during a training hosted by Essential Drugs Limited and Biochem, with experts stressing the…
By Shelmith Nelima Potato farmers in Kenya may soon breathe a sigh of relief as the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), in partnership…
Tiny black balls of seed and dust are bringing new life to Kenya’s forests and farms. Seedball technology offers a cheap, low-maintenance way to restore…
Agriculture students at the University of Nairobi will now move beyond textbooks into real-world farming, thanks to the new technology and innovation centre launched recently…
How can we make smallholder farming more sustainable, safer and secure to feed a growing world?
This year’s Africa Food Systems Summit 2025, in Dakar, Senegal, focuses on Africa’s youth and how they can lead collaboration, innovation, and the implementation of…