By Brandon Moss Kenya is already living with the realities of climate change. Prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, and increasingly unpredictable growing seasons are disrupting farming systems, driving up food prices, and placing intense pressure on rural households. In many regions, repeated crop failures are forcing families to make difficult trade-offs between food security, education, and ...

For decades, Africa’s agribusiness narrative has been shaped largely by discussions around food aid, productivity gaps, and the vulnerability of smallholder farmers. While these challenges are real, they often mask a deeper structural constraint holding back the sector: weak and unreliable market institutions. According to Bharat Kulkarni, Africa’s challenge is not simply low production, but ...

KALRO Scientists, Farmers Revolt as Muguga Research Land Faces Quiet Push Toward Agri-City Amid Leadership and Credibility Crisis A proposal to convert part of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) Muguga campus into a commercial agri-city has triggered strong opposition from researchers, scientists, and agricultural policy advocates, reigniting debate over land use priorities ...

Image: BMG@Nampo 2022 January 29–31 | Agro & Poultry Africa – Dar es Salaam, Tanzania The Agro & Poultry Africa International Trade Exhibition returns to Dar es Salaam’s Diamond Jubilee Hall. This longstanding trade show covers a broad spectrum of agricultural sectors, including crop production, aquaculture, poultry, dairy, irrigation systems, livestock, farm machinery, and food ...

Kenya could emerge as a key beneficiary of the United Arab Emirates’ newly announced US$1 billion Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Development initiative, a move that closely aligns with Nairobi’s ambition to translate AI policy into large-scale, real-world implementation. The fund was unveiled at the G20 Summit by Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

Image: Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka By: Brandon Moss County governments participating in Kenya’s National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) have been warned that failure to meet agreed performance benchmarks could result in their removal from the programme. The caution was issued by Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka, who also chairs the Council of Governors’ agriculture ...

15% Meet Traceability Requirements • Agriculture remains the backbone of East Africa’s economy, contributing over 32% of regional GDP and employing more than 80% of the population (East African Community, n.d). The European Union absorbs over 60% of East African Community coffee exports (SEI, 2024). With the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and Corporate Sustainability Due ...

Kenya, December 11, 2025 – Azolla, a fast-growing aquatic fern long valued in Asian farming systems, is rapidly gaining traction across East Africa as a sustainable, affordable, and highly nutritious livestock feed. Dubbed “green gold,” Azolla is being embraced by poultry, dairy, and fish farmers seeking to reduce feed costs while maintaining productivity. Across rural ...

A nationwide university tour in Kenya, supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB), is challenging students to rethink the future of work in a country grappling with youth unemployment and climate change. The Green Careers Caravan, an initiative by Jacob’s Ladder Africa, is travelling from campus to campus to spark conversations about the green economy ...

AAE is an Agriculture Expo Africa, held every year under the endorsement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Kenya, making it an influential gathering, where policymakers, entrepreneurs, industry professionals and farmers come together to exchange ideas, expand business, share knowledge and technologies that can drive sustainable growth in the agri sector of Africa.