The Government has announced further reductions in the price of subsidised fertiliser and certified maize seed as it moves to cushion farmers from drought-related losses…
Kenya will import 25 million 90-kilogram bags of maize to bridge a projected food deficit and safeguard the country against a possible shortage arising from…
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 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…
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…
Kenya has vaccinated more than 10 million livestock in a nationwide campaign aimed at curbing animal diseases and accelerating the country’s shift toward modern, commercially…
Kenya has launched the World Agriculture Forum (WAF) Country Council to accelerate the transformation of its agriculture sector, aiming to boost productivity, strengthen climate resilience, and…
Across Africa, crops like finger millet, amaranth, okra, and sesame have sustained communities for generations. Yet they have been systematically marginalized in research and investment…
More than 30 civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to halt financing for industrial livestock production, warning that continued support for factory…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has released a comprehensive new handbook aimed at strengthening the capacity of veterinary services worldwide to prepare for and…
Women smallholder farmers issued a global call for ensuring their equal access to agricultural technology, finance and markets, saying that unlocking women’s full participation in…
Swedfund is investing USD 15 million in Phatisa Food Fund 3, which focuses on established companies across the food value chain in multiple African markets….
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…
The government is preparing to commercialise genetically-modified (GM) cassava across 18 counties in a move aimed at fighting crop diseases and strengthening food security in…
