Greenhouses provide a Lifeline Against Drought in Kenya
When the rains didn't come, the people of Gandini used to start praying. It was a specific prayer, which involved sacrificing a chicken or a goat under a tree.
The rains would follow in a few days. However, the villagers, who live near Kenya's beautiful coast began to lose faith
China to Support Kenya Raise Rice Yield
China has offered to train Kenyan rice farmers in modern large-scale production techniques to raise their yield five-fold from the current paltry 50 tonnes per acre.
During President Uhuru Kenyatta's tour of the China National Rice Research Institute (CNRRI) in the southern
Food security improves across eastern Africa: UN
Citing a report from the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group for the Eastern and Central Africa region, the UN's humanitarian agency OCHA said the number of food insecure people in eastern Africa has reduced from 14.9 million in December 2012 to 12.9 million as of June.
European Union injects Sh40b into agriculture
The European Union said will give Kenya Sh40 billion between 2014 and 2020, for use in agriculture and other sectors, extending an aid programme to the African country.
While on a tour of the Kisumu-based a tsetse repellent project yesterday, the EU Head of Delegation,
