Students, staff, and leaders at Kaimosi Friends University joined hands with national and county officials to plant 10,000 indigenous tree seedlings on campus grounds. The exercise forms part of Kenya’s ambitious national campaign to grow 15 billion trees by 2032 and raise forest cover to 30 percent. Dr. John Kipkorir Chumo, Conservation Secretary in the […]
Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has called on Parliament and state agencies to urgently align legislation, policies, and budgets to boost local production and cut Kenya’s heavy dependence on food imports. Kagwe convened a high-level meeting that brought together heads of State Agencies (SAGAs) under the ministry and members of the Agriculture
The Agriculture and Food Authority has intensified operations against unlicensed dealers and processors of macadamia nuts in 14 key producing counties. Officials say the move aims to shield smallholder farmers from exploitation, curb theft of immature nuts, and uphold the high standards demanded by international buyers. The crackdown comes at the height of the harvesting
The Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) has intensified efforts to combat land degradation in the fragile Kerio Valley by distributing large numbers of fruit and tree seedlings to local farmers, schools, and community groups. Ag. Managing Director Moses Kipchumba, accompanied by Board Chairperson Mark Chesergon, recently assessed severe land degradation along the Kerio Valley escarpment
Women in Climate Change Organization (WICCO) and partners have planted 10,000 tree seedlings at Gaichanjiru Primary and Secondary School in a bid to increase forest cover and fight climate change in Murang’a County. The exercise took place on the school’s 10-acre piece of land. It brought together members of WICCO, personnel from the Kenya Army
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has given avocado farmers the green light to begin harvesting for sea export from April 2. The authority, however, issued a strong warning against premature harvesting as the 2025/2026 season opens. The directive ends several weeks of anxiety for growers who waited for official clearance. AFA had postponed the
Maize farmers in Tinderet Sub-County are planting this long rains season with renewed confidence. Improved practices and greater disease awareness have replaced the uncertainty that followed last year’s severe outbreak of maize lethal necrosis disease (MLND). The viral disease, which hit many fields hard, caused significant yield drops and financial strain for households across the
The Kenyan government is actively pushing to broaden coffee cultivation into new areas as part of a wider strategy to revive the sector and increase production. Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, announced the plans during a groundbreaking ceremony at the Coffee Research Institute (CRI) in Ruiru. The event marked the start
National Government Administration officials in Gatanga Constituency have sounded the alarm over rising theft of avocados. As the fruit nears maturity and the main selling season opens, cases of night-time harvesting from farms have increased sharply. In response, authorities have rolled out strict new guidelines. These measures aim to restrict movement of the produce and
