Bamburi farmer battles salty water’s repeated clogging of irrigation pipes
By Antynet Ford Vegetable farmer Zahra Ahmedis facing an increasingly fierce cycle of destruction to…
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Environment
Latest environment stories from across Kenya.
Kakamega farmer abandons maize to earn real income from peas
By Antynet Ford Mordechai Nyongesa, a long-time maize farmer in Mautuma, Kakamega, has this season…
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Old Mutual, WWF-Kenya lead switch-off of lights at iconic Nairobi Tower for Earth Hour 2026
Old Mutual Kenya switched off lights at its Nairobi headquarters on Saturday night in a symbolic gesture supporting global climate action to mark Earth Hour 2026. The blackout at the Old Mutual Tower, carried out in partnership with…
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Turning drought into semi-arid abundance with fig food
Whether using the smaller tougher figs from local wild trees or larger, sweeter fruits from…
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Find it on FarmBizAfrica: West and Southern Africa’s seasonal weather forecasts
Seasonal weather forecasts tell farmers whether a coming season is likely to be wetter or…
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Horticulturalist launches seedling supply business from one fig cutting
By MaryAnne Musilo Horticulturalist John Ahadi has created a business from a single exotic fig…
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Seed review: coriander to deliver fast cash, everywhere
By Grace Zawadi and Lyzzie Owade As the long rains approach, dhania remains one of…
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FarmBizAfrica launches AI showing farmers bounty crops for long rains
With Kenyan food prices climbing and shortages mounting following an agricultural season marred by crop…
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Solar power farmer opens grid sales with NEMA and EPRA approvals
By Felix Ochieng Akech When Kevin Kipchirchir decided to turn part of his farm in…
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Poor short rains cut harvests, drive up fruit and veg prices in Nairobi
By Antynet Ford A lack of adequate rainfall during the October–November–December (OND) short-rains season has…
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Central, Western Kenya tipped for heavy long rains
By Antynet Ford The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has forecast wetter-than-normal rainfall…
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Farmer switches from Sh70k onion seasons to Sh200k a month making power
By Felix Ochieng Okech For years, Kevin Kipchirchir from Uasin Gishu County believed his future…
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Heat surge makes temperature and humidity measures urgent to maintain yields
Modern agriculture and livestock farming now operate under constant pressure from climate volatility. You see…
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Gilgil farmer invents system to stretch rain all year
By Antynet Ford Beatrice Wanjui has transformed her rocky farm in Gilgil into an all-year…
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Farmers get drought relief from Christmas rain, amid deep losses
By Antynet Ford Heavy rains since Christmas Eve have renewed hope among smallholder farmers in…
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Ruiru farmer getting 2025 harvest after rebuilding plot to be flood proof
By MaryAnne Musilo Pauline Ndung’u from Ruiru, Kiambu, who previously lost her entire passion and…
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Dug drainage saving crops as rains wipe out harvests countrywide
By Antynet Ford Farmers who put in early drainage are managing to save crops as…
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Vote for FarmBizAfrica as Innovator in European award
FarmBizAfrica has been selected as the only shortlisted entrant from East Africa for The Hague…
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Farmer works on solution for Coast’s plant-killing saline soils
By MaryAnne Musilo Kwale farmer Isaac Lihanda is working on farm plans using neem trees…
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Cows, Carbon and Conflict: The Uneasy Coexistence of Climate Projects and Community Rights in Northern Kenya
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center Rainforest Reporting Grant. In Kenya’s rugged north, where the effects of climate change are vivid and dire, Northern Rangelands Trust (NRT), an organization developing sustainable community…
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Chanel’s ‘eco-friendly’ silk suppliers from China have a questionable environmental record
Iconic French brand, Chanel, which sought to purchase organic, environmentally responsible silk from China. However, the luxury brand intentionally engaged suppliers whose environmental practices were rated as very poor by an audit…
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In Côte d’Ivoire, Eiffage’s Singrobo Dam will destroy critical forest habitats and harm protected species
The promoters and financiers of the Singrobo dam, built by French construction giant Eiffage, had promised that the project would not harm the environment. However, the project will destroy 618 hectares of forest and harm endangered…
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In Guinea, French banks and a firm at the service of mining ecocide
Despite promises, mines financed by French banks and a World Bank subsidiary are ravaging the environment in Guinea. This greenwashing operation has made the fortune of the French firm Biotope, which advises both the government and the…
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The false environmental promises of TotalEnergies’ megaproject in Mozambique
Already contested for its impact on the climate and because of the exactions committed on-site, the Mozambique LNG project will also negatively impact biodiversity, despite TotalEnergies’ promises. The third article of our GreenFakes…
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