The Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Her Excellency Tumusiime Rhoda Peace will address delegates at the forthcoming Agri Logistics East Africa Summit, co-located with the eAgri East Africa Summit, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday 28 February 2017. Rhoda Peace will chair and moderate a high-level keynote session that will focus on the…
Amidst drought, Kenyan farmers threatened by low seed volume and limited crop choices
As Kenyans brace for another bout with drought, a new study released today finds local agro-dealers could play a pivotal role in helping farmers adapt to climate change—yet their assistance is severely limited by a shortage of certified crop seed stocks and financing options. Kenya Markets Trust, through its implementing partner in crop seed, Agri…
Youth to attend Rwanda forum on Agriculture
More than 300 global and African thought leaders and youth agripreneurs will come together for. The event will spark new. Fifty young people will attend and share their perspectives on how Africa’s growing youth population could transform the agricultural sector at The MasterCard Foundation’s second Young Africa Works Summit on February 16-17 in Kigali, Rwanda.…
Simple motorised weeders demonstrate the imperatives of cassava mechanization
Gasoline powered simple weeders adapted for weeding in cassava farms hold promise and may take off the burden of weeding faced by small-scale farmers in Africa. Initially acquired as tillers, these simple tools are being modified and adapted as weeders by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) led Cassava Weed…
East Africa Agri Summit to address ICT and logistics in Agriculture
Supported by the African Agri Council, and hosted by Hypenica, the inaugural Agri Logistics and e-Agri East Africa Summits 2017 are taking place in Nairobi, Kenya from 28 February to 1 March 2017. A delegation of international ICT, logistics and transport infrastructure professionals, together with a line-up of East African agricultural thought leaders, will address…
Which way for Africa’s farming?
That Africa needs to up its food yields is in no doubt. What is in doubt however is the means of achieving this? There have been many ways and methods being suggested. Find out what the Organic Farmer thinks is the way out….Read more
Renewed Push to Boost Agriculture Investments in Kenya
The Kenyan Government launched a critical phase of its ambitious agriculture development strategy yesterday as influential public and private sector partners joined senior officials from the African Union Commission (AUC) and major development partners to agree on a roadmap for making crop and livestock production a powerful engine for economic growth in Kenya. The focus…
Firm raises hope of small scale farmers and millers with protein-rich insect product
By Clifford Akumu With the global urban population expected to grow approximately 1.84 per cent per year between 2015 and 2020 putting pressure on food production among cities, there is need to put more effort on agricultural production for sustainable development. The growth is expected to further worsen the growing scarcity of protein-rich resources…