Komboka becomes first Kenyan rice variety listed in COMESA seed directory
By Zablon Oyugi What started as a Kenyan breeding success is now poised to transform rice production across Eastern and Southern Africa, with Komboka becoming…
Rice milling machine market to surpass USD 1.8 billion by 2034 – Report
The global rice milling machine market is expanding steadily as rising rice consumption and the need for efficient grain processing technologies drive modernization across milling…
The Market Is There – But Do We Have Coffee?
Kenya’s coffee story has always been a paradox. The country produces some of the most sought-after coffees in the world, yet national production continues to…
Mozambican farmers see potential in GM maize
After one of the strongest El Niño seasons on record brought severe drought and widespread crop failure to Mozambique last year, farmers are finding renewed…
KALRO Mwea unveils four new climate-smart rice varieties to boost farmers’ yields
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)–ICRC Mwea Centre has launched four new climate-smart, high-yielding rice varieties in a major step toward improving productivity…
Government to gazette Galana Kulalu as Special Economic Zone to attract investors
By Benson Ltamely The government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has announced plans to gazette Galana Kulalu Irrigation Development as a Special…
Government pushes for China to drop tariffs on its coffee, tea and avocados as historic trade shift looms
The government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, is pushing for the accelerated clearance of Kenyan agricultural and livestock products into the Chinese…
Kenya moves closer to leasing pyrethrum processor as cabinet prepares key decision
The government is inching closer to a major policy shift in the revival of Kenya’s pyrethrum sector, with the Cabinet expected to soon deliberate on…
Kenya Leverages Agricultural Digitisation to Create 6 Million Green Jobs by 2030
Kenya is set to become the first African country to finalise the JobsConnect Compact, a global framework poised to deliver 6 million new, greener and…
Government calls for agriculture cooperatives to apply for KJET support ahead of December deadline
By Benson Ltamely Agriculture-based cooperatives, associations or cluster-based entities that operate in the tea, coffee, dairy, rice, leather, edible oils and textiles value chains have…
AU, partners launch pan-African network to strengthen veterinary medicine regulation
The African Union Commission, through the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and the African Union Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC), with support…
Africa Faces Highest Disaster-Related Losses at 7.4% of Agricultural GDP, FAO report
By Benson Ltamely Africa’s agricultural sector is projected to bear the highest burden of natural disasters with a 7.4 per cent loss of its agricultural…
Kenya poised for major deal to supply flowers, coffee, and macadamia to U.S. market
Kenyan agricultural exports are on the verge of a significant expansion into the United States following a successful trade mission to Nairobi by the U.S….
Australia, ILRI partner to upskill livestock researchers from Africa and Asia
The Partnership Arrangement will help equip low- and lower-middle income countries to build climate-resilient livestock systems. November 12, BRISBANE – Australia has joined forces with…
AI in agriculture market: How the industry is emerging as an investment opportunity
By Rohit, part of the media team at Research Nester Meta Description: Integrating AI in agriculture, what we call “smart farming,” is more important now…