Tea board of Kenya(TBK) Chairman, Mr. Ndungu Gathinji(Left),TBK Chief Executive officer, Mr. Willy Mutai(Centre) and TBK board member Kennedy Kaburi at the Stakeholder validation forum on Monday, October 13, 2025 in Nairobi. Nairobi, Kenya – Monday, October 13, 2025 -The Tea Board of Kenya (TBK) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accountability in…
Eng Vincent kabuti speaking during the launch of the solar Energy for Agricultural Resilience (SoLR) Phase II project at the international water management institute Against the backdrop of rising climate shocks, high energy costs, and mounting food insecurity, a ray of hope is emerging for smallholder farmers in East Africa. The solution is simple yet…
Yara East Africa, a subsidiary of global agricultural solutions leader Yara International, officially marked its 30th anniversary on October 2, 2025, in Mwea, Kirinyaga County during the Agitech Grand Expo 2025. The event celebrated three decades of agricultural transformation in Kenya while unveiling the company’s bold strategic vision for the next 30 years. The milestone…
Principal Secretary Patrick Kilemi speaking during the press briefing,engages farmers at the International Coffee Day celebrations, pledging government support to revitalize Kenya’s coffee industry through reforms and direct payments. Nairobi, 1 October 2025– Kenya marked this year’s International Coffee Day with renewed commitment from government, sector leaders, and farmers to strengthen reforms, expand domestic consumption,…
Dakar, Senegal – Ten outstanding women agripreneurs have been honoured at the 2025 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), a prestigious event celebrating innovation and leadership in Africa’s agricultural sector. The ceremony, held in Dakar, highlighted women who are not only creating thriving enterprises but also responding directly to the continent’s most pressing challenges…
WAYA Grand Prize Winner, Mathildah Amolloh Nairobi, Kenya – September 5, 2025: Kenyan women agripreneurs emerged among Africa’s leading agribusiness innovators at the 2025 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), held during the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal. The awards, a flagship initiative under AGRA’s VALUE4HER programme, attracted nearly 2,000 applications from…
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 4, 2025 – The Agriculture Sector Network (ASNET), in partnership with industry players, on Thursday convened a high-level roundtable on fish feed production, bringing together stakeholders from across the fish supply chain to deliberate on strategies to reduce feed costs, strengthen competitiveness, and expand job opportunities in Kenya’s aquaculture sector. Speaking at…
At the farm, modern agricultural science blends seamlessly with traditional wisdom When the Covid-19 lockdown hit Kenya in March 2020, Alexine Khasoa found herself trapped in Kitengela with nothing but time and uncertainty. A farming novice who had just moved to Hawa in Kajiado county, Khasoa couldn’t have imagined that four years later, she would…
From Lockdown to Lush Field; “Farming Found Me”: How a Kitengela Woman Turned a Lockdown Hobby into a Thriving Agribusiness When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, Alexin Hasoa had just moved to Hawa in Kitengela, Kajiado County. Farming was the last thing on her mind until lockdown restrictions left her searching for something meaningful to…
Key stakeholders from government, civil society, research institutions, and pastoralist communities held the National Biopesticide Workshop from 5–6 August 2025. The event, convened under the (B)eat the Locust Project, aimed to advance Kenya’s policy, research, and commercialization efforts for biopesticides as a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides in combating desert locust invasions. The workshop was…
