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More on Tag: Agriculture
21 Oct 2022
Financial institutions must build internal capacity to address climate change risks
The effects of climate change have caught up with us, and they pose significant risks to different sectors. The agricultural sector is the worst hit due to changes in weather patterns and extended dro...
30 Sep 2022
An explainer: The Shamba System
There has been much debate about the Shamba System over the past few days following remarks made by Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua regarding reintroducing the controversial system. What is a Shamba...
23 Sep 2022
Cost of farm inputs: Looking for a sustainable approach beyond subsiding fertiliser
President Ruto in his maiden speech during his inauguration promised to lower the price of fertiliser from the current KSh 6,500 to KSh 3,500 for a 50kg bag. A week later, the government set aside KSh...
26 Aug 2022
26th August 2022 Kenya Gazette Review
JUDICIARY Appointment Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, Martha Koome, has appointed: Justice Joram Abuodha and Lady Justice Linnet Ndolo to be members of the Employment and Labou...
8 Jul 2022
Why global hunger is not going away soon
Press Relesase by UN The number of people affected by hunger globally rose to as many as 828 million in 2021, an increase of about 46 million since 2020 and 150 million since the outbreak of the COVID...
10 Jun 2022
Avocado and Sustainability: We produce our fruit better than many other global market players
By Chris Flowers The avocado fruit has, over the last decade and more, swept the world’s imagination and attention to iconic superfood levels. Like never before, the world has embraced avocado...
13 May 2022
Agroecology is the magical bullet to Food Insecurity and Sustainable Farming in Kenya
Agroecology is the application of ecological principles to agricultural systems. Studies reveal that agroecology offers solutions to the ongoing farming and food security challenges in Kenya such as d...
1 Apr 2022
Tapping into new practices and technologies to enhance sustainable agriculture for food security
Agriculture is critical to the African economy, accounting for 23% of GDP and 49% of direct employment. This means that the continent’s output must thrive and meet the demands of its growing po...
7 Jan 2022
A tale of missing potatoes and soft underbelly of the food supply chain in Kenya
Earlier this week, American food chain KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) came under fire after announcing that they had run out of fries due to a disruption in their supply for potatoes. The announcement e...
3 Jul 2021
Unfavourable tax policies that continue to constrain the growth of the sorghum value chain
The story of sorghum based beer in Kenya illustrates the importance of government policy for the development of smallholder value chains. This has been evidenced by the changes in tax policy for sorgh...
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