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Scientist creates nutritional animal feed from Mathenge plant

Mathenge plant. Photo courtesy. Margaret Syomiti, a researcher who has come up with an year round animal feed through transforming the invasive shrub prosopis juliflora, locally known as juliflora, into fortified feed blocks, at a time when erratic rainfall and unprecedented high feed prices have taken a toll on livestock farmers countrywide. With farmers, particularly […]

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UN agency launches 5-year agribusiness and value chain development plan for Kenya

United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has launched its Country Programming Framework plan for Kenya in the next five years. Gabriel Rugalema, FAO Representative to Kenya, said that during the five-year plan, the UN food agency will place emphasis on agribusiness and value chain, investment and policy environment, natural resource management and resilience in

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Rift Valley Institute partners with Nakuru County to host agribusiness expo

The Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology has partnered with Nakuru County government to host their annual agribusiness expo targeting 7,000 farmers and 50 exhibitors under the theme ‘Promoting Innovation and Technology In Agribusiness For Sustainable Development’. The event which will be held at the Institute grounds in Nakuru on 3rd to 4th next

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