Nairobi, December 20, 2023 ̶ Kenya’s economic performance strengthened in 2023 despite continued challenges, with real GDP growth accelerating from 4.8 per cent in 2022 to an estimated 5 per cent in 2023. This is according to the 28th edition of Kenya Economic Update (KEU) which adds that the improved growth performance is attributed to […]
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As erratic rainfall takes its toll on crops, smallholder farmers are joining hands to embrace irrigation with a group in Kilifi contributing about Sh350 each to buy irrigation equipment. “We realized by pulling our resources together, our members would be able to afford irrigation tools which they can’t on their own. Now when we get
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The Kenya Environment Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a government decision to allow the importation and cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops designed to combat food insecurity. Upon assuming office in October, President William Ruto lifted the ban on GM crops which had been in place since 2012. This came after a since discredited
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In a special session Monday at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, offered a grim assessment of the current situation of agriculture on the continent: Agricultural production in Africa is currently the lowest in the world, with severe implications on nutrition and food security. As of the
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By George Munene IGAD’S Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has announced that the June to September 2023 weather forecast shows high chances of drier-than-usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA). Accordingly, Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, western Kenya, northern Uganda, and much of South Sudan and Sudan
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