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
Several modern markets are also being built across the county, including a fish market at Koginga Beach in Homa Bay Town, costing Sh345.8 million.…
In a country where agriculture accounts for 20% of the GDP, the role of processing industries in socio-economic development remains invaluable. Not only do…
A family in Mundulusia village, Matayos Constituency, Busia County, is seeking justice after the body of their missing kin was found without legs, hands,…
One of Kenya’s sweetest fruits has landed on British soil. For the first time, the country recently shipped a consignment of its famous Apple…