Archive

Category: Trending:

Factors affecting the adoption of mobile applications by farmers

  Most of the farmers especially those in rural areas are not adopting the new technology in their operations By Zablon Oyugi Mobile phone users…

Kenyan farmers urged to tap into lucrative silk farming for export

Silk is four to 10 times more valuable than coffee, tea and vegetables when grown for export By Zablon Oyugi The global silk production continues…

Dreams brewed to reality: The inspiring story of a farmer and Nandi county’s finest Tea Factory

Determined Kenyan entrepreneur builds tea factory from scratch, bringing prosperity and jobs to community By David Kipkorir In the heart of Kenya’s lush Nandi County,…

Practical training unlocks Nyandarua youth’s agribusiness potential

There is growing evidence that when you invest the youth in farming, their capacity and motivation to produce food profitably and sustainably increases  By Zablon…

Feed manufacturers and livestock farmers urged to innovate amid rising feed costs

By Joseph Maina Amidst the escalating costs of key components used in feed manufacturing, feed manufacturers and livestock farmers are being encouraged to explore creative…

A shot in the arm for aquaculture growth

A shot in the arm for aquaculture growth While fish farming holds a special place in food security and nutrition, as well as the economy,…

How the Maasai have taken up fish farming

Quarrying pits caused by gypsum mining introduced the Maasai generally pastoralist community, to aquaculture business. Years of environmental and land degradation by profit-motivated firms have…

Woes in Nakuru due to poor maize harvest

Nakuru county is a regular when it comes to high maize production. However current predictions have the county anticipating a poor harvest for the crop….

Bomet Governor promises to improve ease of Agriculture

The Governor of Bomet, Hillary Barchok has taken office for his second term and his first actions are within to fight poverty and turning around…

Coffee sector in Kirinyaga puts hopes in new government

Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga are hopeful that the new government will help save their sector. Farmers from the area believe that coffee farming is highly…

Strategy to boost African trade unveiled

By Bernadette Murgor Kenyan farmers and agribusiness stakeholders across the value chain can now to take advantage of the trial phase of a continental market….

iProcure secures $10.2M funding

Data-driven agriculture input supply company iProcure has secured $10.2million series B funding. A diverse group of international investors led by Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) were responsible…

An innovative initiative to transform African agriculture

The African Agricultural Transformation Initiative is set to enable successful execution of strategic agricultural interventions As the current crises and disruption in food networks lay…

Sh100m Fish Farming project

Fish farming in Nyanza and Eastern parts of Kenya just received a huge boost through a Sh100m pilot project. Lattice Aquaculture are behind the project with…

Poultry farming boost in Kisumu county

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Kenya is working in partnership with the County of Kisumu to promote poultry farming. The main aim is to improve agricultural production as…