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Agriculture
Kenya agriculture news: farmers, food security, livestock, crops and agribusiness. County and national farming updates.
How the 4K Club Is Turning Kenya's School Learners Into Sustainable Farming Champions
In Bungoma County, students at St Joseph's Kamusinde School are rewriting their relationship with agriculture through the 4K Club, backed by The Anglican Development Services Western. Once seen as punishment, farming has been transformed into a hands-on regenerative practice that learners are carrying back to their homes and communities.
How Siaya County Farmers Are Beating Climate Change With Indigenous Crop Varieties
Smallholder farmers in Got Osimbo, Siaya County, are rewriting the playbook on food security by abandoning hybrid seeds in favour of indigenous crop varieties that proved their worth during a devastating drought three years ago. Their story offers a compelling model for climate resilience that advocates say deserves urgent government support to scale up.
Nyeri Youth Build Profitable Business Through Coffee Roasting and Packaging
A youth collective in Nyeri County is earning Sh2,500 per kilogram by roasting and packaging natural coffee, with its roots in a 2023-2024 forest restoration drive. The eleven-member Nyeri Hill Organic Herbs and Eco Fuel Enterprises - NOHEFE - now markets coffee and herbal powders across towns including Nairobi, Nyeri, and Karatina.
Partnerships, Not Problems, Will Fix Africa's Food Security - Experts
Researchers and agricultural specialists at Kenya's Kalro Scientific Conference delivered a striking message: Africa already holds the solutions to its food security crisis. From fast-maturing bean varieties like Waithera to soil-restoring crop systems, experts say the challenge now is scaling proven innovations - not searching for new ones.
Loitokitok Court Arraigns Suspect Caught Smuggling Unregistered Pesticides from Tanzania
A suspect has been charged at the Loitokitok Law Courts for smuggling unregistered pesticides from Tanzania into Kenya. The accused was nabbed at the Nkama Police Roadblock while transporting the chemicals to Kimana and Mashuru, prompting the Pest Control Products Board to warn traders that such offences carry serious legal consequences.
Desperation at Eldoret NCPB Depot as Fertiliser Crisis Grips North Rift Farmers
Hundreds of farmers from Kenya's North Rift counties are sleeping rough outside the NCPB depot in Eldoret, unable to secure topdressing fertiliser at a critical stage of the maize growing season. The shortage of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate is raising serious fears about this year's harvest.
Agroecology Gains Ground in Kiambu and Murang'a as Farmers Turn Away from Chemical Agriculture
Farmers in Kiambu and Murang'a counties are moving away from chemical-dependent agriculture, with over 300 growers recently converging at Ruhiu Organic Farm in Kiambu for agroecology training. Organised by PELUM Kenya, COSDEP, and the Kiambu County Government, the event signals growing momentum for organic farming across Kenya's Central region.
Kenya's New Dairy Payment Model Promises Higher Returns for Quality Milk Producers
Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe has announced Kenya is moving away from paying dairy farmers purely by the litre, shifting instead to a model that rewards milk quality - including protein and butterfat content. The change, unveiled at a cooperative meeting in Nyeri County, could significantly boost incomes for farmers who invest in producing richer, more nutritious milk.
Meru Coffee Farmer Opens Door to US Market, Calls on Kenyan Growers to Scale Up
A Meru coffee farmer has returned from California with confirmed orders from American buyers, revealing that demand for Kenyan coffee in the US is far greater than local growers currently supply. Charles Mutwiri of Mukarimu Coffee Estates is calling on farmers across the country to unite and significantly boost production volumes.