How our huge land resource can enrich Kenya’s 12m households
There are 143 million acres of land in Kenya. If this land was to be divided equally to each of Kenya’s 12.2 million households, each...
Category : Agribusiness
Gov’t Is Committed To Promote Agriculture Sector
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promote agriculture as one of the key development pillars in the Big 4 Agenda....
Five cashew producing regions outline crop’s growth strategies
Main cashew producing regions have outlined strategies aimed at increasing crop production in the next five years. The main five regions are Mtwara, Lindi, Ruvuma,...
UGANDA: UNDP and COMESA boost climate-smart agriculture
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have launched a Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) initiative in...
Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana Calls for Reversal of Benchmark Value Discount Policy
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana, a mother organization for peasant farmers in Ghana, has appealed to the government to as a matter of urgency...
Experts warn investors, farmers on foreign loans
Experts in agribusiness have warned investors and farmers to be wary of foreign loans at this period, but instead, they should seek for more intervention...
Ministry unveils farmer’s handbook to guide miraa production
he Ministry of Agriculture has developed a new handbook that will guide farmers on miraa husbandry and handling. The miraa production handbook, unveiled by Agriculture...
No perfect solution: Africa’s smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices
As an agricultural and environmental scientist, I’ve worked for decades exploring the practical challenges that smallholder farmers encounter in East Africa. These include controlling weeds that can...
Redistribution of land remains a man’s world in South Africa
In 1997, South Africa’s first democratic government published a White Paper on land reform, setting out a radical vision for how to address racial inequality...
Why Farmers Need To Consider Drought-Resistant Crops
The current dry season has seen many people in the country face starvation due to reduced production of food crops and inadequate pasture for livestock....