Embrace improved rice varieties for higher productivity, farmers urged
"African farmers and agribusiness investors stand to make an estimated 100-125 million US Dollars in the early uptake and adoption of improved rice varieties," Dr. Sanni Kayode has said.
"Early adopters of the improved rice...
AGRIBUSINESS: Which way coffee sector?
The coffee industry in Kenya used to be regulated and controlled by the government before it was liberalized in the 1990s, following pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Before its liberalization, the government regulated...
Here’s how a green revolution is taking shape in West Pokot
A plaintive but distinct welcome awaits visitors to Ms Jane Chepchumba’s home.
She is the proud owner of 18 goats at her home in Cheptor village, Sigor sub-county, West Pokot County.
Ms Chepchumba belongs to the...
How black soldier farming can change farmers’ fortunes
With the rising cost of animal feeds, many small scale farmers in Kenya are finding it an uphill battle to buy processed feeds for their poultry and livestock.
An unprecedented fuel crisis has not made...
AGRIBUSINESS: Value-adding pays off pumpkin farmers
Pumpkin farming is rare in Nyamira, a county well known for bananas, maize, and other subsistence and cash crops.
This is why it is exciting that a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operating in Nyamira Township Ward...
AGRIBUSINESS: Why melons, tape may be economy game changer in arid areas
When the melons began to flower, the women were told to stay away from Jane’s kitchen garden.
“Our husbands had told us that the melons would go bad if we stepped on the patch,” says...
AGRIBUSINESS: North Rift maize farmers call for better produce prices
North Rift region is known as the leading producer of maize in Kenya. Trans-Nzoia County tops the list, followed by Uasin Gishu County.
Over the years maize farmers have been experiencing challenges such as poor...
AGRIBUSINESS: Tea reforms unstoppable, says CS Munya
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Peter Munya has retaliated that the implementation of the ongoing tea reforms will not stop until sanity is restored in the sector.
Speaking in Nyamira on Thursday, Munya noted that the...
How MCA spends his time away from chambers
A Kisii Member of the County Assembly is among residents who do sugarcane farming, which is a lucrative venture in the county.
Those who have properly exploited the activity have been smiling all the way...
AGRIBUSINESS: Farmers urged to explore cotton farming
When farmers in India first heard of biotech-engineered cotton 20 years ago, a few scoffed at the idea while others embraced it.
A team of scientists at Monsanto had developed Bt, a variety of cotton...
