CS Mithika Linturi Survives Impeachment
The National Assembly Special Committee probing the impeachment motion of Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi in the fertilizer scandal ...
Tag: Agriculture
Win for Livestock Farmers as JKUAT Researchers Develop New Drug
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) scientists have developed an innovative deworming drug named Bromecure. Dr. John Kagira ...
30 Arrested in Nationwide Crackdown on Counterfeit Seeds
Agriculture Principal Secretary Paul Ronoh has disclosed the arrest of over 30 individuals involved in the illicit trade of counterfeit ...
Govt Allocates Ksh 267.7 billion to Farmers
The government has adopted a comprehensive approach to strengthen the country's entire agriculture value chain. In a press release seen ...
Companies that Made Billions as Kenyans Cried About Economy in 2023
In 2023, most companies and businesses either issued profit warnings, announced mass firings of employees or closed shop. The reasons ...
Kakuzi Issues Profit Warning, Cites China’s Low Demand
Listed Kenyan agricultural company, Kakuzi Plc has joined the growing list of companies issuing profit warnings. The company announced this ...
Kenya Issues Directive to All Avocado Traders
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Authority on October 30 announced the end of avocado export season, after a survey ...
President Ruto Challenges African States to Invest in Agriculture Value Addition
President William Ruto has challenged African leaders to take the discourse on agriculture beyond production to value addition and manufacturing. ...
Sudan’s Prized Gum Trees Ward off Drought but Workers Wither
A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to climate change, but ...
I. Coast, Ghana Ease Tug-of-War with Buyers Over Cocoa Prices
Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world's two biggest cocoa producers, said Monday there had been progress towards resolving a tug-of-war ...
Court Challenge in Kenya Over GM Crops
A Kenyan lawyer said Friday he has filed a court challenge to a decision by the new government to lift a ...
Sudan Traditional Wind Instrument Trumpets Harvest Time
Near the lush fields of his village in Sudan's southern Blue Nile state, Youssef Ismail has crafted a traditional horn-like ...
Heavy Floods Ravage West Africa Farmlands
Nigeria rice farmer Adamu Garba squelched barefoot through his paddy fields, surveying damage from devastating floods that have destroyed farmland ...
In Vihiga, Farmers are Turning to Organic farming to Beat Climate Change Effects and Food Insecurity
When Reuben Andere was growing up, crops like cassava, sweet potatoes, millet, and sorghum were common in his Esabalu village ...
Women brew brighter future in DR Congo coffee initiative
The afternoon sun beats down on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where on an island, row after ...
World food prices hit all time high, as Ukraine war rages on
World food prices hit an all-time high in March following Russia's invasion of agricultural powerhouse Ukraine, a UN agency said ...
