Government to support youth embrace agriculture

By Boniface Mulu The government will continue supporting the modernisation of agriculture and teaching farmers the importance of growing crops suitable for their agro-ecological zones using the right techniques. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri also said the government is focused on making agriculture attractive to the young people. Kiunjuri made the remarks in a speech…

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Co-operatives told to diversify activities

By Benedict Ng’etich    Co-operative societies have been urged to embrace diversification in order to reduce the negative effects of drought. Tea-based societies in Kericho and Bomet counties were greatly affected by pro-longed drought that affected the country leading to the sharp drop in green leave production. Lawrence Kikwai, a delegate at Patnas Sacco who represents…

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