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From consultant to advocacy officer are the top open agriculture positions in Kenya for the end of April. 1. Position: Consultant on Early Action Support  Employer: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Location: Nairobi Duties and Responsibilities: Qualifications/special skills How to apply:Interested and qualified? Go to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) on careers.un.org to apply Deadline: […]

By Francis Ndungu James Mwangi, a farmer from Limunga area in Marmanet Ward, Laikipia, has increased his farm’s earnings from milk ten-fold by making yoghurt, which has additionally launched his farm as a diversified farm shop. Frustrated by the low prices offered for raw milk, which were sometimes falling below Sh40 a litre, James realised

By James Odhiambo In 2014, Hassan Mwavura believed he had secured his future. He had purchased two acres of ancestral land in Malomani, Kilifi County, with community witnesses and the area chief present. Soon after, government surveyors arrived to begin formal adjudication. His land was measured, and he received an allotment number –  critical first

By Francis Ngungu In a move to transform rural incomes and revive Kenya’s beekeeping sector, Savannah Honey has announced a landmark initiative to equip 7,000 farmers with modern beehives and long-term contracts to produce honey and other high-value bee products. The project, launched last week as a subsidized national beekeeping promotion programme, is already delivering

By Frank Odindo Banks in Kenya are offering up to 100% finance to farmers to drill and equip their own boreholes, fundinginvestments that can triple a farm’s earnings by slashing the losses from erratic rainfall and adding a third season. With the cost of drilling a borehole running at Sh1m to Sh3m, which few farmers

From a programme coordinator for the FAO and gene bank curator for the World Agroforestry Centre to a data analyst, and regional sales reps, these are the top 17 agricultural job vacancies in Kenya open for applications in the second half of April. Employer: Food and Agriculture Organization Location: Nairobi Tasks and responsibilities  Overall Project

From compliance officers and agronomy assistants to World Bank consultants, these are the top 18 agricultural job vacancies for this month in Kenya. 1. Position: Extended Term Consultant- Gender Inclusion and Women’s Economic Empowerment Employer: World Bank Group Location: Nairobi Roles and Responsibilities: Project Management and Coordination Client Advisory Delivery: Selection Criteria How to apply:

1. Position: Extended Term Consultant- Gender Inclusion and Women’s Economic Empowerment Employer: World Bank Group Location: Nairobi Roles and Responsibilities: Project Management and Coordination Client Advisory Delivery: Selection Criteria How to apply: Interested and qualified? Go to World Bank Group on worldbankgroup.csod.com to apply Deadline: 22nd Mar 2025 2. Position:Product Assistant (Agronomy) Employer: Apollo agriculture

By Fadhili Fredrick  A leading chili processing and export company is looking for more farmers in Kenya to meet the growing demand of the product for its export market. Equator Kenya Limited currently has at least 8,000 contracted farmers registered and organized into 400 groups in the coast region growing African birds eye chilies. The

A farmer in Homabay has moved from supplying two tons of sorghum to EABL to 35 tons in half-a year providing a market for 130 other sorghum growers thanks to a one million shilling Youth Fund loan. The loan has also enabled Lucas Olewe to shift from rain-fed to irrigated agriculture by constructing a 450,000-liter