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Laikipia is adopting an agroecology policy to promote organic farming and reduce hazardous pesticide use. The policy will support sustainable agriculture, climate resilience, and conservation of indigenous seeds. Farmers say it will improve health, protect the environment, and reduce reliance on harmful chemicals. Laikipia farmers have initiated domestication of an agroecology policy and Bill by…
Wavinya Ndeti pledged to revive agriculture to boost food security, jobs and economic growth in Machakos. The county stocked Kwa Katiwa Earth Dam with fish fingerlings to expand aquaculture and support local incomes. The governor pledged continued support for farmers through seeds, seedlings and planting vines. Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has stressed the importance of…
The government has urged investors to prioritize vertical developments in Kiambu County to curb the rapid loss of agricultural land to residential construction. Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industrialization Lee Kinyanjui made the call during a signing ceremony at Tatu City marking a foreign direct investment from Saudi Arabia’s Mabani Aljazeera Holding Group into…
Kenya has unveiled a KSh1.081 trillion National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP), a bold five-year blueprint designed to modernize agriculture, strengthen food security, and drive rural economic growth, covering the period 2026 to 2030. The plan was officially launched during the opening of the Financing Agri Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) Summit in Nairobi, marking a…
Kenya’s drive to enhance food production and strengthen national food security is set to gain momentum, with the expansion of the Bunyala Irrigation Scheme under the Lower Nzoia Irrigation Project now 62 per cent complete. Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Raymond Omollo said the government is making significant investments in production agriculture,…
West Pokot County is undergoing a transformative journey as the county government rolls out an ambitious initiative aimed at revolutionizing agriculture and solving food security in the County. The initiative spearheaded by Governor Simon Kachapin, show farmers across the County receiving maize seeds across the county. Jane Kachele, a farmer from Kapenguria, expresses the optimism…
Machakos Governor Wavinya Ndeti has urged farmers to take advantage of the early onset of rains and plant in order to enhance food security in the County. Speaking at Kathaana in Kangundo on Tuesday as she launched the distribution of 74.9 tons of certified seeds to 37,450 farmers across the county, Governor Ndeti said the…
Kwale Governor Fatuma Achani has commissioned two major water dam projects in Lunga Lunga Sub-County, aimed at improving water access and enhancing food security in the region. The Naserian and Kasemeni dams, located in Mwereni Ward, are equipped with micro-irrigation components and are expected to serve more than 2,000 households with reliable water for both…
The Agriculture and livestock development Cabinet Secretary, CS Mutahi Kagwe has called for a researched, data and science-based farming to achieve food security and curb excessive imports. Speaking during a visit to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research (KALRO) Msabaha Research Centre in Kilifi County, the CS said that Kenya is currently produces 4 Billion…
Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, CS Mutahi Kagwe has called for the building of knowledge –driven agriculture to help farmers increase yields in order to boost food security in the country. Speaking at Egerton University, Njoro in Nakuru County during the opening of the Kenya National Research Festival which kicked off this week, Kagwe called for greater…
