Climate

We must move away from conventional monoculture-based industrial agriculture that relies heavily on external inputs, and transition towards sustainable and regenerative farming systems that prioritize the well-being of small-scale farmers. These were the sentiments of Dr. Shem Kuyah from the Department of Botany, JKUAT during Chakula Bora Speaker Series hosted by Passion of Hope International.

LI-COP Bi­opesti­cide. Bi­opesti­cides are cheap and do not leave any harm­ful residue in the soil, water or the air, elim­in­ates by killing only the tar­geted pests or mi­croor­gan­isms.   For long farm­ers and farm pro­duce con­sumers alike have been shy­ing away from chem­ic­als that are used to fight pest and dis­eases that also harm crops and an­im­als. As

By George Munene According to the Kenya Meteorological Department, average to below-average rainfall is expected over most of the country over the March-April-May long rains season. Depressed rains will be most evident in Lake Victoria Basin, Highlands West of the Rift Valley, Central Rift Valley, Highlands East of the Rift Valley (including Nairobi County), Coastal

By George Munene 40 years of real-world practices and rigorous scientific analysis by America’s Rodale Institute–a non-profit that supports research into organic farming methods– has shown that in drought/extreme weather, organic farming has 30 per cent higher yields than conventional farming. “Regenerative organic farming builds healthy soil through enhancing soil organic carbon,” said Rodale Institute

By George Munene According to data from the World Bank, Kenya’s agriculture sector contracted by 1.5 per cent in the first half of 2022 despite the economy’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increasing by 6 per cent.   The 26th edition of the Kenya Economic Update (KEU) notes that poor performance of the agriculture sector which

By George Munene According to the World Food Programme (WFP) Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET), Kenya’s historic drought, which has now persisted into a fifth consecutive rainy season, is expected to drive a food crisis across the country’s northern and eastern arid and semi-arid lands through at least mid-2023.  Cumulative rainfall has been