Kenyan trainees observe a seedling in Matangi Tisa Village of Nakuru County, Kenya, on Sept. 18, 2023. (Xinhua/Han Xu) “We look forward to accessing new farming technologies from China to help boost crop yield and address challenges facing local farmers like erratic rains, high cost of manure and seeds,” Wanjiku told Xinhua on Monday at ...

To address food security in the long term, the focus must shift from crisis response to investment in resilient, durable systems. Finding ways to facilitate lending to smallholders, who comprise the vast majority of African farmers, is key to unlocking potential and breaking the cycle of subsistence farming. Learn more about the Sustainable Development Impact ...

The event in Chicago showcased investment opportunities in Kenya for US agriculture companies Staff Writer, ZAWYA US and Kenyan companies in the agriculture sector signed deals worth $12.8 million during a US-Kenya Business Roadshow in Chicago. The event gathered leading US businesses and Kenyan government officials to focus on the trade and investment potential in ...

On September 18, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, Norwegian Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, and World Economic Forum President Børge Brende will host an event on financing Africa’s agricultural growth on the margins of the opening of the UN General Assembly. This event will focus on how donor governments, development finance institutions, African governments, ...

African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina praised the potential of the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation at an event during Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi. The African Development Bank has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation (ACRIFA). The initiative is aimed at insulating countries against catastrophic weather-related events. ...

Campaign to target 100% increase in bean consumption among Kenyan consumers to improve diets and food systems Beans is How aims to raise awareness and inspire partners to promote the value of beans for  more sustainable diets and climate-smart agriculture. August 31, Dar es Salaam, TANZANIA – A campaign to double global bean consumption for ...

Harsama who spoke Monday, said the programme will be implemented on a 200-acre land belonging to Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation. He thus ordered for the immediate vacation of all those who have encroached the land. Agriculture Principal Secretary Kello Harsama hands over the Biograde 300 SL pesticide to Kirinyaga county leaders during the ...

L-R: Damilola Adeniyi, Corporate Affairs Manager, Olam Agri in Nigeria; Charity Mureverwi Orucho, Former Research & Development Head, Capwell Industries Limited; and Elizabeth Nnoko, Communications Manager, Olam Agri in Nigeria, holding the Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award received by Olam Agri for its Seeds for the Future (SFTF) initiative, at the African Food Awards ...

Teacher and pawpaw farmer Wilfred Mutondi with his infested pawpaw fruits. Credit: CABI A new study published in the CABI Agriculture and Bioscience journal has revealed a willingness of smallholder papaya farmers in Kenya to reduce their chemical pesticide use to fight the papaya mealybug (Paracoccus marginatus). Researchers from CABI surveyed 383 farming households in ...

The use of antibiotics for livestock has formed part of a study in Kenya aimed at investigating technological challenges in development and food security. As part of a project, funded by The British Academy and in partnership with lead institution The University of Warwick and the University of Nairobi, CABI surveyed 319 farm households in ...