Agriculture Research

Israeli agriculture training center opens in Embu

The Israeli government and Don Bosco Eastern Africa have inaugurated the Don Bosco Agricultural Innovation and Technology Center in Embu County (AITeC-EMBU). The center aims to provide practical and innovative training for young farmers, using modern technologies and methods to enhance food security and sustainability. Through Israeli experts, knowledge and technology will be transferred locally …

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African armyworm

Sex trap tame devastating African armyworm

The African armyworm, scientifically known as Spodoptera exempta, is a particularly devastating pest. An early warn­ing sys­tem using traps that fake the smell of mat­ing fe­male moths has de­livered a break­through in coun­ter­ing the spread of the army­worm, which can move into an area and dev­ast­ate en­tire crops. The over 2 mil­lion farm­ers in Kenya …

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