Farmers urged to modernize farming to tame hunger threat
Farmers have been urged to adopt new agricultural technologies to tame rising food shortage. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the AgroFoodpack Expo, the Kenya National...
Category : Food Security
Invest in smart agriculture to curb food shortage, says Ottichilo
Vihiga Governor Wilber Ottichilo has urged residents to invest in smart agriculture to attain food security. He said climate change has affected the rain patterns...
High cost of farm inputs a threat to food security
Homa Bay has been hit by an acute shortage of subsidised fertilizer, a sure invitation for famine in the next few months unless the situation...
EU injects Sh35m to mitigate climate change effects in Kitui
EU injects Sh35m to mitigate climate change effects in Kitui The European Union and IFAD have invested Sh35.3 million in food security, livelihoods support...
Consume Healthy Food, Meru Residents Urged
Meru county residents have been urged to be more proactive in ensuring they consumed healthy food in support of national and county government efforts to contain...
Uhuru urges African nations to invest more in agriculture for food security
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday rallied African nations to accelerate efforts aimed at attaining greater food security on the continent. The President said Kenya was...
Farmers Benefit From Planting Root Crops
Root Crops such as Potato and Sweet Potatoes are relatively fast maturing as they take about four months and are thus valued as reliable food...
To achieve food security, good policies are required.
Agriculture is the backbone of the Kenyan economy, accounting for 30% of GDP, but we are a food-insecure country, relying on formal and illegal imports...
Kenya adopts new standards to safeguard food products
The Kenya Bureau of Standards recently adopted five new standards to boost the safety and quality of food additives in the market. Kebs’ Managing Director...
NDMA issues poultry supplies worth Kshs. 1.5M to Kitui farmers
The National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) has distributed kroiler chicks, solar panels, and incubators worth Kshs. 1.5 million to farmers in Tseikuru, Mwingi North in...