Agriculture
Farmers urged to plant early maturing crops due to rainfall pattern
Farmers have been urged to plant early maturing crops due to the effects brought about by the delayed rain season. Speaking at the Agriculture Ministry offices, Agriculture CS Mwangi Kiunjuri...
Read moreCS Wamalwa distributes food aid to West Pokot residents
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Eugene Wamalwa has distributed relief food to hungry residents in West Pokot County. The food aid comprised of 500 bags of maize, 200 bags of beans and...
Read moreBold, transformative recommendations expected from the maize, sugar task forces
Two separate teams that were formed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to look into the woes crippling the sugar and maize sectors and give recommendations are expected to give their recommendations...
Read moreThe Sugar Task Force shouldn’t make archaic proposals to protect state owned millers
The 14 member Task Force co-chaired by Governor Wycliffe Oparanya of Kakamega County and the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mwangi Kiunjuri had its final public sitting on 30th March 2019 at...
Read moreWhat we must concern ourselves with in this economic recession
Kenya as a nation and inexorably all 47 Counties of Kenya are going through an economic recession. That means there is significant decline in economic activity spread across the economy....
Read moreWest Pokot government distributes seeds to farmers to address food security
The West Pokot County government, through the Department of Agriculture, distributed 248,952 kilograms of free drought-resistant maize seeds to farmers as mitigation measures to fight hunger in the famine-prone area....
Read moreMudavadi faults Kenya, Uganda sugar deal
Leaders from Western Kenya are still faulting the agreement between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Uganda President Yoweri Museveni to increase the quota of sugar imports to Kenya from the neighbouring...
Read moreKimilili MP faults proposed milk regulations
Kimilili MP Didmus Wekesa Barasa has expressed his disappointment over the proposal by the Agriculture Ministry to have dairy farmers package their milk before selling saying it is ill informed....
Read moreLeaders hoping for solutions to the sugarcane sector problem
Some leaders from Western Kenya have supported the move to privatize sugar mills in the region, to ensure the sector's revival. Speaking after meeting a team from the privatization commission...
Read moreKenya seeking to increase coffee market share in the gloabl sphere
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the government is aggressively marketing globally to increase Kenya's coffee market share in Europe, USA and the emerging Asian markets. Speaking at the 124th session...
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