Agri Business & Farming
Audio By Vocalize Livestock diseases continue to pose a significant threat to farmers’ livelihoods, food security, and public health in Kenya. Diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and parasitic infections reduce productivity, limit market access, and…
Audio By Vocalize Victory Farms workers handling fingerlings during restocking in Lake Victoria. [James Omoro, Standard] A project of restocking endangered species of tilapia known as Oreochromis esculentus has begun in Lake Victoria, Homa Bay County. The project…
Audio By Vocalize Jonathan Olelila, a livestock farmer, inside his hay barn in Kajiado County. [Nanjinia…
Steve Kamwamu at his Kamsa Poultry firm based in Kisumu. [Nanjinia Wamuswa, Standard] Poultry farming today is not easy;…
Audio By Vocalize GAIN country director Ruth Okowa and Kisumu county’s Agriculture CEC Kenneth Onyango…
Audio By Vocalize Crop demonstration plots at the National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL). [Juliet Omelo, Standard] As droughts and erratic rains intensify across the continent, Africa is losing the crop diversity that has long allowed farmers to adapt, raising concerns…
On a rare and unforgettable afternoon, the late Honourable Mulu Mutisya invited me to his home in Machakos, not for a ceremony or praise, but…
Agriculture & Farming Round Up
Hoteliers are expecting more than 5,000 guests and are confident the county’s accommodation capacity will meet the demand. Published Date: 2025-11-30 08:00:00 Author: By Anne Atieno…
Farmers at the Natoot irrigation scheme in Kanamkemer, Turkana Central, which is now the major supplier of vegetables to the town. [File, Standard] About…
Senators expose justice delays in a girl’s defilement case amid court backlogs. Published Date: 2025-06-16 16:11:03 Author: By James Omoro | Jun 16, 2025…
The arrest used to be rampant a few years ago but it is now gaining moment again, a move that may impede diplomatic relations…