The creation of a thriving and competitive seed system will be prioritized by the Ministry of Agriculture through the State Department for Crop Development and Agricultural Research. The government’s action will support the growth of the agriculture industry and the achievement of the nation’s output goals. In a speech read on his behalf by the…
The government has finalized plans to support communities in 15 counties that were affected by locust infestation. The County Executive Committee for Agriculture, Pastoral Economy and Fisheries, George Emoru has assured the Community Driven Development Committees (CDDCs) from the 10 Wards of the release of Sh36 million, the first phase, which is meant to reinstate…
The World Food Programme (WFP) has estimated that about 13 million people in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia are facing severe hunger during the first quarter of this year due to drought. WFP’s Eastern Africa Regional Director Michael Dunford on Tuesday said the situation is as a result of three consecutive failed rainy seasons which have…
Maize farmers from Lugari sub-county are a happy lot landing a market for their produce. The World Food Programme (WFP) started buying maize from the farmers on Tuesday at Sh3, 000 per 90 kilograms bag. According to Majengo farmers’ Cooperative Society chairperson Alice Adage, So far, WFP has bought 2, 200 bags of maize that…
Hope came knocking for an estimated 200,000 locals facing starvation due to drought that has continued to ravage families and their livestock. This is after the county government started distributing some 10,000 bags of dry food to the hunger-stricken families. According to Daniel Lesaigor, the county’s special programs chief officer, a total of 30,000 households…
Sugar prices are set for fresh increase in the coming days after the government raised the buying price for a tonne of sugar cane paid to farmers. Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya last week increased producers’ price of sugar cane from Sh3,833 per tonne to Sh4,112, effective November 18, with millers expected to pass this…
The Government of Kenya declared drought as a national disaster on September 8, 2021. With food security becoming a worrying trend especially in the arid and semi arid counties in Kenya, more than 2.1 million people are on the verge of starvation. These counties are twelve counties1 namely Marsabit, Mandera, Garissa, Wajir, Kilifi, Tana River,…
The Government of Kenya declared drought as a national disaster on September 8, 2021. With food security becoming a worrying trend especially in the arid and semi arid counties in Kenya, more than 2.1 million people are on the verge of starvation. These counties are twelve counties1 namely Marsabit, Mandera, Garissa, Wajir, Kilifi, Tana River,…