Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Demand for quality meat, adaptable breeds, and relatively manageable production costs are driving growing interest in sheep keeping The animals require less space than larger livestock, can make use of available pasture and crop residues,…
Gibert Melli, a Kitale-based farmer, is now reaping big from Napier grass farming on his six-acre farm after quitting maize farming. The farmer makes at least Sh2m per year from Napier grass as opposed to the Sh900,000 he made from maize…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has announced a Ksh 1.428 billion investment in milk-cooling equipment as the Government seeks to support dairy farmers and improve milk supplies nationwide. The programme will provide 230 bulk…
By Antynet Ford Collins Dembe has found a high earner in western Uganda in cocoa,…
Farmers in Chuka, Tharaka Nithi County, have been urged to embrace modern farming technologies and practices to boost productivity, improve food security, and increase household incomes. The call was made during a Farmers’ Training and…
By Marion Achieng A Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in Kenya’s leading milk subcounty,…
Beekeeping is gaining ground as an alternative livelihood in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs), where unpredictable rainfall, prolonged droughts and pasture shortages continue to threaten livestock farming. Unlike livestock, bees…
By Antynet Ford and MaryAnne Musilo Avocado exporter Kagio Agri Farm is using its irrigation…
Avocado farming has increasingly emerged as a lucrative agricultural venture in Kenya, driven by growing local and export demand. However, for many farmers, the returns from the crop have remained constrained by weak bargaining power,…
By Antynet Ford Mushroom farmer Bernard Gitau discovered this year he could get an extra…
Avocado farming remains one of Kenya’s most promising high-value agricultural ventures, offering farmers an opportunity to earn significantly higher returns than many traditional food crops. According to the Agriculture and Food Authority…
By Marion Achieng Milk farmers have become trapped in steep production declines on soaring cattle…
By Antynet Ford More than 60 farmers dived into a Facebook post from FarmBizAfrica, this…
By Antynet Ford and Wycliffe Musalia The ban on livestock imports from South Africa due…
African women innovators are deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and smart technologies to tackle some of the continent’s most persistent health and agricultural challenges, demonstrating the transformative potential of technology to…
By Marion Achieng The announcement of planned cocoa processing in Kenya has sparked a rush…
By Peter Changtoek Kenya’s phytosanitary regulator has postponed moves to address the country’s persistent problems…
The shores of Lake Victoria are beautiful, but for fisherman Radido Otieno Peter, they were also unforgiving. For six years, Peter cast his nets into the lake, living with the uncertainty of the catch and the constant gamble against…
By Antynet Ford Kenyan meat exporter LiveMO has been forced to reduce its weekly export…
Asset Finance: How one farmer used the facility to transform his business For six years, Elisha Kibet was a small-scale farmer managing a six-acre farm in Uasin Gishu County that he had inherited from his late maternal grandfather. He kept…
Gicheha Farm, an expansive agricultural enterprise associated with former President Uhuru Kenyatta, has put a wide range of pedigree livestock on the market, offering farmers an opportunity to acquire breeds selected for milk production,…
More than 8,000 Eastern Produce Kenya (EPK) staff members are set to enjoy a 14 percent wage increase following the signing of an updated Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the Kenya Plantation and Agricultural Workers Union…
Agriculture remains a vital pillar of livelihoods and economic activity, supporting millions of farmers through crop production, livestock keeping, and other related enterprises. Yet, farming is also one of the most risk-prone economic…
What started as a small poultry venture has grown into a promising agribusiness enterprise for Patrick Bungei of Soko Huru, Soliat Ward, Soin Sigowet Constituency, who is now expanding into goose keeping as he seeks to create more income…
