By George Munene The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) in Njoro has established a diagnostics hub that enables local researchers to identify yellow

By George Munene A study conducted on invasive alien pests (IAPs) has identified 120 species not currently present in Kenya but could be introduced and

By George Munene Farmer lobby groups led by the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, the National Potato Council of Kenya, and the Cereal Growers Association

By George Munene The Fall Armyworm (FAW) is amongst the most devastating pests to Africa’s food systems. In response to this, agriculture nonprofit Land O’Lakes

By George Munene Livestock researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi are using gene editing to identify genes that could help curb the

By Fredrique Achieng’ The Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) a leading plant science research organization, has launched a farmer education program to help

By George Munene The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has released a parasitic wasp in Kirinyaga County—Kenya’s largest producer of tomatoes—that promises

 By Zuneid Yousuf Described as “a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease”, wheat blast has been recently confirmed for the first time on the African continent by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT).

By George Munene Using artificial and natural nematicides smallholder farmers in Kenya can control the potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a pest that causes yield losses

By Eric Kimunguyi There is a device being used rather often lately by our most vocal lobbyists as they chase new regulation or the overturning