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…
The key to a robust poultry enterprise
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
The area under cultivation of wheat in Kenya has been falling since 2019 as farmers shift to maize farming, according to data from the…
This is the third budget under his Nyalore administration, aimed at implementing the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP) 2023-2027. Published Date: 2025-09-03 13:29:51 Author:…
Ruto said the government will build 16 markets in the county at a cost of Sh2.5 billion, while Sh1.6 billion has been set aside…
Kisumu County is stepping up efforts to combat malnutrition through the Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI), that aims to strengthen nutrition resilience for crisis-affected households…
