The United States has announced a partnership with Kenyan coconut processor Kentaste that will create economic opportunities for more than 4,500 Kenyan farmers. Ambassador Meg Whitman joined leaders from Kentaste on Monday, August 28, 2023, for the announcement of the project funded by a combined investment between USAID and Kentaste of more than $1.6 million, …
According to a World Food Programme report on Kenya’s food security outlook; drought, rising fertiliser prices, and armyworm attacks have led to a steep drop in agricultural production. Across marginal agricultural areas, the below-average and poorly distributed long rains resulted in below-average planted acreage and moisture stress. Crop failure was observed in Taita Taveta, Makueni, …
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Farmers in north sub-Saharan Africa’s drylands are able to raise milk production with lower inputs by shifting from cattle to camel and goat farming. The report outlined that increasing goat and camel populations by 14 per cent (7.7 million) and 10 per cent (1.2 million), respectively while reducing the dairy cattle population by 24 per …
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