NAIROBI — The Plan for China Supporting Africa’s Agricultural Modernization, envisioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping, holds the key to advancing the continent’s inclusive growth, a Kenyan scholar has said. Once fully implemented, the plan will bring vitality to Africa’s food systems through joint research, technology transfer, and the development of high-yielding crops, Richard Mulwa, …
By George Munene Kenya’s potato seed production stands at just 6,700 tonnes against a yearly demand of 30,000 tonnes, making most farmers opt to recycle the previous year’s harvest as seed. In an effort to avail more certified potato seeds to farmers, the National Potato Council of Kenya is increasing potato multiplication centers across the …
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After working for United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) as a progaramme officer in Taita Taveta and Kwale counties between 2015 and 2017, Paul Nyongesa Kisiangani has decided to leave employment to focus on mushroom production, a venture that he started in 2005 while still in school and which has since employed a group …
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