Category: Agriculture
farming, food
How the RAY project is transforming agriculture in Kenya
The Resilient Agriculture that Works for Young People (RAY) Project, a collaboration between the Mastercard Foundation…
Avocado exports drive Kakuzi’s half year profit to Kshs 507 million
Listed agri-business firm producer Kakuzi Plc has posted Kshs 507 million in half-year pretax profit powered…
How food systems can be leveraged to address youth unemployment
By Davis Muthini, Data and Analytics Specialist, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa “We are…
How AGRA is supporting potato value chain in Kenya
Kenya Sustainable Potato Initiative (KSPI) has been unveiled seeking to transform the potato subsector in Nyandarua,…
AGRA tips Kenyan youth in agriculture on climate and resilience
Youth in agri-food systems have shared new approaches that they have employed to reduce climate vulnerability…
Three coffee brokers licensed to operate at NCE
The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued full coffee brokerage license to three companies allowing them…
How O-Farms is driving mainstreaming of circular agribusiness
O-Farms, one of the first East African SME accelerators completely focused on circular agribusiness, is going…
Crop pest detection innovation wins a Kenyan Kshs 8.4 million
A Kenyan has been awarded £50,000 (Kshs 8.4 million) for coming up win an innovation that…
Invention that increases crop yields by 40% wins innovation award
A Kenyan has made an invention that offers advanced early detection system, designed to detect crop…
Update on accelerating food systems implementation in IGAD
Background: Following, and in line with, the commitments made at the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) High-level…
IGAD to hold ministerial meeting on food security in Nairobi
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) plans to offer an update on food system…
Why women in agribusiness need tailored support
By Fahreen Chudasama, Director Development Cooperation, AGRA In the competitive African agribusiness sector, smaller Agri-SMEs run…
How Sama will leverage AI AgTech to boost agricultural productivity
Farmers should adopt AI tools to enhance agricultural productivity, increase yields, protect environments and reduce costs.…
USAID supports 5,000 businesses in Northern Kenya through Livestock markets development
Over 111,125 households in Garissa, Isiolo, Marsabit, Samburu, Turkana, and Wajir counties have benefited from market…
Brookside rewards farmers Kshs 218m for quality milk supplies
Farmers contracted by market leader Brookside Dairy have a reason to smile after the processor announced…
USAID to showcase Northern Kenya products at Meat Expo 2024
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market…
Six food security champions secure $90,000 in seed grants
A Kenyan firm has secured $15,000 to scale operations and help address food security challenges in…
Kakuzi launches Macadamia Oil Processing Plant in Murang’a
There is need to pursue a manufacturing and industrialisation economic agenda at the national and county…
IGAD report highlights climate resilience for pastoralists in ASALs
The IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development is hosting a Horn of Africa Regional…
AATF, KEG sign deal to promote sensitization on biotechnology
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) and the Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) have signed a Memorandum of…
Eastern Produce Kenya invests Kshs 260M in improving tea quality
Eastern Produce Kenya (EPK), based in Nandi County, plans to focus on the quality of its…
IGAD statement on invasion of desert locusts
We, the Ministers in charge of Agriculture, Heads of Delegations, and representatives of the member states…
kakuzi pays shareholders Kshs 24 per share in dividends
Listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi PLC has outlined a strategic growth plan to enhance its returns on…
CMA grants licenses to two coffee market intermediaries
Kirinyaga Slopes Coffee Brokerage Company Limited has been granted full license status as a coffee broker…
Faulu Bank tailors innovative irrigation solutions for smallholder farmers
Faulu Bank has forged a strategic partnership with Irri-Hub Ke Limited to empower smallholder farmers by…
Why Kenyan farmers are opposed to U.S. poultry products imports
Small-scale poultry farmers in Kenya are opposed to a proposal to allow importation of finished poultry…
How to get $2.5 million agricultural grant from Mastercard Foundation
The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for…
Safaricom’s Wezesha Agri programme impacts Kajiado farmers
More than 1,100 farmers in Kajiado County have benefitted from agricultural training through Safaricom Foundation’s Wezesha…
Why manufacturers should offer good prices for farm produce
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Industry Dr. Juma Mukhwana is calling on manufacturers…
How Kenya is eyeing US$ 172B billion global superfoods market
Kenya plans to use the local co-operatives network to position Kenya as a leading superfood producer…
Why demand for livestock products in Kenya will double in 25 years
Demand for livestock products in Kenya is projected to double by the year 2050. Currently the…
Kakuzi secures a new avocado market in India
Listed Agribusiness producer Kakuzi Plc is in advanced plans to ship out its inaugural avocado export…
Role of dairy processors in improving quality of milk
Kenya has rolled out a Safe Milk Kenya Campaign, which provides interventions aimed at producing high-quality…
Kenyan President says several arrested for selling fake fertiliser
Unnamed number of people have been arrested in connection with the sale of substandard fertilizer. President…
Coffee trade at weekly Nairobi Coffee Auction nets $9m
The volume of coffee traded at the Nairobi Coffee Auction this week increased 35% to 30,272…
State unveils measures to boost meat and leather production
The government plans to increase the production of livestock in the country in a bid to…
Simba Colt to drive sale of new Mahindra Tractor models in Kenya
Mahindra Tractors, the world’s largest tractor manufacturer by volume, has launched three new models as it…
Kakuzi offers smallholder farmers free avocado maturity testing
Listed agribusiness producer Kakuzi PLC has welcomed the Avocado Export season opening notification announced by the…
Coffee prices steadily rise as reforms gather momentum
Record prices and turnover were recorded at this week’s coffee auction, which may point to the…
AGRA keen to enhance parliament’s role in Kenya’s food systems
AGRA convened a meeting for Members of Parliament from the Finance, Budget, National Planning, Agriculture and…
Family Bank secures Kshs 805 million for loaning agribusinesses
The eco.business Fund has extended a USD 5 million (Kshs 805 million) loan to Family Bank…
Irrigation project to control Budalangi floods to be complete in 2025
The first phase of the Lower Nzoia Irrigation Project which is expected to put 10,000 acres…
Two aflatoxin decontamination plants unveiled in Kenya
Two aflatoxin decontamination plants have been unveiled in Bungoma and Nairobi in efforts to enhance food…
USAID supports export-oriented food value chains in EAC
The United States government, through USAID’s Economic Recovery and Reform Activity (ERRA)program delivered by TradeMark Africa…
Kenya increases subsidised fertiliser, targets 63m bags of maize
Twelve million bags of subsidised fertiliser will be imported to support increase of production of 14…
Kakuzi effects 16pc salary increment for its unionisable employees
Unionisable workers at Kakuzi PLC are set for a 16% salary increase following the signing of a…
Why govt should write-off debts owed to coffee cooperatives
Machakos Governor, Wavinya Ndeti has appealed for a debt waiver of Kshs 603 Million owed to…
Resolutions of EABC high-level food security e-conference
The High-Level e-Conference on “Building a Resilient Agricultural Sector for a Food-Secure EAC Region” was convened…
Farmers renew payment hope as Nzoia Sugar resumes milling
A ray of hope was evident during a Nzoia Sugar Company management, Bungoma County leaders and…