The European Union (EU) has increased checks on cut roses from Kenya and Ethiopia to 25 per cent owing to fears of introduction into the
Between June 2017 and July 2018, Lamech Victorious lay broke and bedridden after suffering 30 per cent burns on his body. He didn’t know it
Still in her 20s, Esther Kimani is one of the most impactful agritech innovators in Kenya. Through her company, FarmerLifeLine, the Computer Science graduate is
A new smartphone application, Kuza Matunda, is helping smallholder farmers in Eastern Africa identify suitable fruit tree species to grow in their specific regions as
Affecting seven in ten wheat growers and causing up to 100 per cent in losses, wheat leaf rust is the single most devastating disease or
While the ongoing coffee reforms initiated by the state geared to stop the exploitation of farmers by what the government describes as middlemen and cartels
Findings from Sweden’s research university Lund, have shown that a single addition of domestically produced biochar increased crop yields over several seasons and years for
Defence Cabinet Secretary Hon. Aden Duale has emphasised the commitment of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to making the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) a competitive
Dutch-based impact investor and worldwide cooperative Oikocredit has approved a five-year loan of Sh750 million to Juhudi Kilimo as part of a strategic funding agreement
As part of the government’s reforms of the dairy sector to boost earnings by farmers, President William Ruto has directed New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC)
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