The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has issued a crucial advisory to local farmersregarding the menace of maize lethal necrosis (MLN) gripping the nation’s maize crops. This lethaldisease poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity and food security in…
Kenya’s agricultural sector, often regarded as the backbone of the nation’s economy, haswitnessed significant challenges over the years. With over 40% of the population employed inthis sector and a staggering 70% in rural areas, the importance of agriculture cannot beoverstated.…
On August 30th, the Kenyan Meteorological Department issued a warning on the possibility of El Niño affecting the country. El Niño is driven by changes in sea surface temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. During El Niño events, sea surface…
During a recently concluded two-day learning workshop that brought together lead farmers from Kericho, Nakuru, Kakamega, Bungoma, and Uasin Gishu counties in Kenya under the Regenerative Agriculture for Livelihoods and Markets (REALMS) project that is managed by SNV and supported…
Horticulture Crops Directorate (HCD) initiated the process of registering all horticulture consultants. (See letter from HCD) Step 1.Download and fill the registration form Step 2. Attach your testimonials (certificates), national identification document and passport picture (2*2 inch) Step 3. Submit via email…
This is the password for maize production in Kenya. Lets talk babycorn. I have grown babycorn for years above numbers and these are my facts. 1. Spacing 15 cm from seed to seed and 75 cm between the rows on…
How can we address the perennial food insecurity in Kenya? In my view, food security would be addressed adequately if over 80% of the rural households were able to meet their annual food requirements with food produced from the family…
Previously, I wrote about how farmers should avoid setting low production targets as a way of shielding themselves against disappointments that would occur as a result of failing to achieve the set high targets. Instead, farmers should be prepared to…
Kenya has a total population of 47,615,739 people (Index Mundi, 2014). As at the end of March 2019 1,111,500 people were food insecure according to statistics carried out by the Catholic Church. The most affected are 12 counties that is,…
I wish to draw the attention of our leaders to a five-member family budget whose breadwinner is earning ksh. 300 as the daily wage. The total cash required by such a family to survive on basic needs alone is ksh.…
