In a major step towards climate-resilient agriculture, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has partnered with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to implement a $105 million food loss reduction program across seven African nations. The initiative, approved under GCF’s Project-Specific Assessment Approach (PSAA) RE-GAIN, aims to strengthen smallholder farmers’ adaptation to climate…
Group Managing Director ML Sharma speaking during a press briefing. By Sharon Atieno Rainbow Agrosciences has convened a conference with its Business Partners, bringing together business leaders, distributors and farmers from across the region to address pressing challenges in agriculture. Under the theme Kenya and Partner Nations’ Agricultural Sector, the conference underscored the company’s commitment…
Eng Dr. Laban Kiplagat (center),German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development ,Senior Policy Officer Theresa Herbold (R) and Gender Unit at the State Department for Agriculture Elizabeth Yegon (L) during a press briefing By Sharon Atieno The State Department for Agriculture in partnership with German government through GIZ has hosted a high – level…
Recent claims that millers are unwilling to purchase local wheat, leaving farmers in Narok County with unsold stock worth Kshs 50 billion, have been dismissed as inaccurate and misleading regarding Kenya’s wheat production and market dynamics sector. According to the Cereal Millers Association (CMA), Kenya produces only a small fraction of its national wheat demand,…
Jacob’s Ladder Africa (JLA) has hosted its Greenlabs Demo Day, showcasing groundbreaking climate solutions from young entrepreneurs across East Africa. The event marked the culmination of an intensive incubation program aimed at addressing pressing environmental challenges and creating sustainable solutions for the continent. The Demo Day was part of JLA’s Powering Food Systems Innovation Challenge,…
The Kenya Tea Growers Association (KTGA) has sounded the alarm over a series of alarming land invasions and criminal activities targeting large-scale tea producer estates. Speaking on Monday during an international media conference, KTGA Chairman, Silas Njibwakale, singled out the ongoing Zimbabwe-like illegal land invasion of Sitoi Estate owned by Eastern Produce Kenya Limited (EPK)…
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has raised alarm over increasing political interference in its operations, warning that such actions threaten the stability and productivity of the country’s tea industry. According to KTDA statement read by its holding board and 54 factory company representatives, the KTDA highlighted concerns about external meddling that could derail reforms…
The State Department for Agriculture, Principal Secretary Dr. Paul Ronoh, officially inaugurated the National Horticulture Standing Committee with its aim to identify emerging and addressing key challenges impacting Kenya’s horticulture sector. This pivotal body, bringing together experts and stakeholders from both public and private institutions, is tasked to promote productivity of horticulture produce and use…
The New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (NKPCU) has launched their strategic plan 2023-2027 which is aimed at increasing coffee production, sustaining and thriving the coffee sub-sector in the country. Ministry of Cooperatives and MSME’s Development Cabinet Secretary (CS) Wycliffe Oparanya said that the Strategic Plan lays out a comprehensive roadmap for building a resilient and…
The Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry inaugurated on Monday a new technical committee focused on establishing a sustainable mango product supply chain industry. The committee’s formation follows a collaborative framework agreement signed between the Government of Kenya and Coca-Cola Central, East, and West Africa, along with Coca-Cola Beverages Kenya, during President Ruto’s state visit…
