The East Africa region is expected to have a net surplus of 1,700,000MT of maize in marketing year (MY) 2023/24. This is 119 per cent higher than last year and 46 per cent more than the five-year (2018 to 2022) average. The region is projected to have a surplus maize supply 45 per cent above […]
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Finlays has announced the completion of the sale of its Kenyan tea estates business, James Finlay Kenya, to Sri Lankan conglomerate, Browns Investments PLC. James Finlay Kenya, which will become known as ‘Browns Plantations Kenya’ in due course, is Brown’s first investment in the Kenyan tea industry. In December 2021, Browns acquired Finlays’ Sri Lankan
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Ducks have been proven the cheapest way of controlling pests and climate change if success stories of their use in other countries and research are anything to go by. The humble birds that only waddle and paddle around ponds for scraps of bread are now ridding farms of pests while halving greenhouse gases responsible for
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Foot and mouth disease sometimes referred to as hoof and mouth disease is an infectious and fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including domestic and wild bovid. The virus causes a high fever for two or three days, followed by blisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness.
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International NGO the Rainforest Alliance is working with 10,000 smallholder coffee farmers in the coffee-producing highlands of Gusii, western Kenya, as well as local supply-chain actors to create healthy and productive farms, restore fragile ecosystems, and boost farmer incomes through regenerative agriculture. The project dubbed Gusii Regenerative Agriculture Landscape (GuRAL) Coffee Project will be conducted
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A case of fewer than usual tomato growers, the ongoing rains, and a lack of subsidised fertilisers for horticulture farmers has contributed to one regular-sized tomato retailing for 10 shillings. According to market watchers, the El Nino rains which are expected to continue into early 2024, will push the farmgate tomato price higher than the
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A group of farmers in Western Kenya have embraced cultivation of indigenous crops in a bid to help preserve cultural identity, a move that has seen them improve their health due to the high nutritional value in crops and improve on their livelihoods. The programme launched in 2010 is an initiative of Bio Gardening Innovations
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A young farmer from Kiambu County who ventured into short-term crops such as cucumber and tomato production earning Sh760,000 net profit a season thanks to a government sponsored trip to Israel for an internship program that equipped him with practical skills in the crops production. Early 2016, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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USAID has extended its two research partnerships under Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative for five years. These critical investments will increase productivity and raise the incomes of small-scale farmers and fishers so they can produce more affordable, nutritious foods and help improve diets in their own communities and
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Heifer International and the Mastercard Foundation will extend their collaboration in a new partnership to expand access to agribusiness opportunities for over 250,000 young people in Uganda. The Stimulating Agribusiness for Youth Employment (SAYE) project, led by Heifer International and local partners, will run from 2023 to 2029 in the Busoga sub-region of Eastern Uganda.
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