Bishop beats drought in Yatta with ‘brain-not-rain’ digging drive
Over 6,000 farmers in the semi-arid Yatta Constituency have used water pans to carry their…
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Environment
Latest environment stories from across Kenya.
The land I knew is gone: Kilifi elder relates the everyday destruction caused by climate change
By Henry Mang’eni Joseph Chiwai, 72, has lived a lifetime witnessing his once-thriving homeland turn…
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Safaricom training program recruiting 5,000 young farmers in Busia
Safaricom Foundation has launched a Sh120 million agricultural training program that is recruiting 5,000 young…
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Africa’s power to capture 20x the carbon emissions of oil and gas gets scant attention at climate talks
By Jenny Luesby Africa holds the potential to capture more than 20x the world’s oil…
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Nigeria shines a light delivering farmer weather forecasts
Nigeria is leading the way in weather services for farmers, delivering year-long forecasts and detailed…
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Kenya Met warns of rain failure in season ahead
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a forecast warning that many regions of Kenya will…
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Fact Sheet: The trees that boost diets in East Africa during drought
Drought-resistant food trees offer secrets to boosting drought diets by providing fruits, edible nuts, and…
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Dr Cary Fowler talks to FarmBizAfrica: Saving African soils may be only path to a future
By Jenny Luesby Could the soil of Africa be developing an unstoppable malaise that will…
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Back to drought: dry rains ahead for Kenya
Weather researchers are warning Kenya faces one of the driest short rains of the last…
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Kenya’s worst floods in 30 years wreak havoc for farmers causing food price hikes
Kenya’s worst floods in thirty years have killed thousands of livestock, destroyed acres of cropland…
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University begins cultivating nutrient-dense Ethiopian ‘tree against hunger’
The Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has begun growing Cultivated Enset. Commonly…
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Africa losing Sh520B yearly to soil degradation, half of arable land may be unusable by 2050
According to a report on the pace of soil degradation in Africa, the pace of…
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Long-term weather forecasts guide farmers to tomato millions
Long-term weather forecasting tools are helping tomato farmers rake in its promised millions and avoid…
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Climate change cuts coffee farmer incomes, threatens Kenya’s ability to grow crop
An investigation on the impact of climate change on Kenyan coffee farmers warned that 93…
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Decreasing soil moisture cuts size of Africa’s farmland
Climate change is decreasing available soil moisture which has major impacts on sub-Sahara Africa’s food…
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Growing trees with coffee arrests oncoming climate change doom, among numerous benefits
While most Kenyan farmers grow coffee in open sunny fields, others have embraced shade-grown coffee….
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Make Biochar, increase your yields 2x
Biochar increases the fertility and water retention of soils for thousands of years, delivering immediate…
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COP28: USAID announces $100M support for climate-smart agriculture innovation
At COP28, USAID is announcing $100 million in continued investments, for the CGIAR, the global…
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CGIAR looking to finance climate-smart agribusiness applicants in East & Southern Africa
The world’s leading agriculture innovation network CGIAR, through its Food Systems Accelerator (CFSA) program, is…
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Kenya to build Africa’s largest biochar production facility, boost yields 50%
Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 15, 2023– Climate tech company Bio-Logical has raised a Sh152M ($1m) seed…
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Practical solutions helping vulnerable communities adapt to a changing climate
According to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Growth & Opportunity President Rodger Voorhies, the…
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El Niño short rains drive agricultural recovery from historic drought
According to a report by USAID’s Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET), El Niño-driven…
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Kenya Met: November rains provide extended growing period for farmers
According to the Kenya Meteorological Department, the anticipated rainfall in November provides an opportunity for…
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Colonial furrows turn semi-arid Yatta into irrigated oasis
A furrow that was used by the colonial administrators to punish the locals of Yatta,…
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