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...
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Featured Profitable farming to try on a quarter an acre
The Kenyan breadbasket belt – running from Western into the Rift Valley and then Central Kenya – is legend mostly for maize production. Kenyan farmers...
Featured Women in agriculture and the challenges they face
Women engaging in agribusiness in Africa face a lot of challenges that hinder their growth. According to Beatrice Gakuba the Executive Director of African Women...
Featured Agriculture sector is key on covid-19 interventions
Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from...
Camel rearing, Africa’s blessing in waiting
With proper and adequate investment, the country could turn camel milk into a top foreign exchange earner. The Kenya Camel Association says that for a long...
Featured You don’t have to wait till harvesting to sell
About 10 workers on the farm in Kisaju, Kajiado County, sort out onions according to their sizes, placing the smaller ones on one side and...
Featured Post-harvest losses, wayforward
Food security is key and ensuring increased food production is vital. However, Kenya also needs to reflect on the irony of how much our farmers...