Agro input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministries of Agriculture and Education to reward pupils and their teachers for participating in food production in a wider scheme that seeks to motivate school going children into farming. Through the rebranded school agriculture clubs, dubbed 4K Clubs, pupils and their teachers can apply online…
Bad news for Kenya as science links drought to Indian Ocean
By Adelyn Wangusi It is bad news for Kenya and countries such as Tanzania,Somalia and others who borders the Indian Ocean. New evidence from an American University link the frequent drought in the region to the Indian Ocean. Long considered as a blessing due to the multi-million dollar import and export business opportunities it enables…
AGCO Agriculture Foundation and Kenya Red Cross Society pact to address Climate Change and Food Insecurity in Kenya’s Dadaab Refugee Complex
By Julius Kericho The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation committed to ending hunger through sustainable agricultural development, today announced the second phase of a USD $125,000 project partnership with the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) to respond to climate change and food insecurity in the Dadaab Refugee Complex. The project began this…
How Blockchain is enabling African farmers
Blockchain technology is a game changer. It is transforming agriculture by enabling smallholder farmers in Africa to improve their production and enhance their trade through a platform of trust. Blockchain is a decentralised, digital ledger which works through a series of digitally connected records where information can be shared openly and publicly verified through a…
JKUAT to Host MTAWA’s Women in Science Workshop
By Patrick Amunavi Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) and the Mentoring Network of African Women in Academia (MTAWA) have organised a two-day workshop (July 24 –25, 2018) focused on equipping of women scholars/graduates for their academic and professional advancement in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and related fields. The international workshop…
Building Resilience to Climate Risks in Africa’s Agriculture
By Mohamed Beavogui Agriculture represents tremendous opportunities for African economies. The sector contributed more than $100 billion to Africa’s GDP in 2016. But much of that potential could be realised if there are effective solutions addressing the factors that drive the under-performance trend in the sector. Over 60 per cent of the Sub-Saharan African population…
Urban youth artists explore talent to address poverty and hunger
By Clifford Akumu At the periphery of Dandora Phase Six Estate, Nairobi County sits a one story building punctuated with breath-taking graffiti murals, where artists meet to sharpen their lyrical flow and engage in youth empowerment. Not even the pungent smell of the nearby dumpsite or the occasional thrust of the filthy Nairobi River interrupt…
How Women in Kitui County Cope with Aftershocks of Climate Change
By Clifford Akumu The journey from Kitui town to Mutomo is full of surprises; If it’s not the bumpy road, it is the generosity exhibited by the inhabitants-occasionally punctuated by the ‘singing acacia trees’ that dot the 80 kilometres stretch. But what is not generous in this village of Mutalani is the vagaries of…
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