Dutch Ambassador Roots For Youth Role in Agriculture
The Netherlands Ambassador to Kenya, Maarten Brouwer, met with Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki last month and discussed agriculture and how it can be used…
Turkana County partners with Israel on food security and water supply
Turkana Governor Josphat Nanok and the Israeli Ambassador to Kenya, Mr Oded Joseph, in the first week of August agreed on a partnership to boost…
Current status of the dairy industry in Kenya
Dear farmers, stakeholders and dairy enthusiasts, it is our pleasure to present to you our latest issue. The annual Special Dairy Edition. It is the…
University takes bold steps into the future with mushroom growing
The mushroom is a plant whose benefits to the body and mind are numerous. It also affords an excellent revenue generation opportunity for those with…
Challenges facing Farmers and Possible Remedies
If you eat food, then what happens to the farmer should, indeed, interest you. We all enjoy nice, warm, hearty meals but, for the farmer…
This Golden beauty sucks all the life out of your plants
For a first-timer, the sight of the golden dodder plant arouses curiosity. The mellow-yellow plant comfortably wreathes itself around other plants, presenting a beautiful image….
How to grow potatoes properly
Many Kenyan farmers harvest five to seven tonnes of potatoes from an acre, according to available statistics. This is by far short of the optimal…
How to establish a passion fruit vineyard
Seedbed preparation for passion fruit Prepare a raised seedbed of not more than three feet wide. Ensure the rows run from east to west or…
Sugar snap peas snapping up farmers’ interest
They resemble the more common garden peas popularly known as minji, but while sugar snap peas have an edible pod and is less fibrous, the…
Kenya inches closer to GM cassava open-field trials
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…
Food Safety
When was the last time you asked about the source of that fruit salad you enjoy after every meal? Are the tomatoes and kales you…
I million free fruit trees for primary schools
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…
How global grape fruit production has really changed
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…
Ethiopia receives 8.5m pounds aid for food from Germany
Germany through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), on June 8th gave a contribution of 8.5 million pounds to the people of Ethiopia, for…
It’s time to bring back Kenya’s dairy sector
Eldoret is probably one of the best places to be a cow in the world, remarked Mr Pierre Trouilhat, the former chief executive officer for…