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Kenya bets on green economy model to boost food security
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- Published on Saturday, 02 August 2014 04:05
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As the country strives to transform its economy, generate jobs and boost Kenyans’ income, the green economy model is increasingly becoming an irresistible venture for both Government and experts. The model, built on the principle of squeezing more economic value from existing resources through enhanced efficiency, sustainable use and minimising destructive impacts on the environment, promises rapid economic leap forward that can be sustained to fight poverty.
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Kenya to Use U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit to Strengthen Economic, Security
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- Published on Saturday, 02 August 2014 04:01
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The Government will use the upcoming US-Africa Leaders Summit to strengthen its economic and security partnership with the US government.
The Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Amb Amina Mohamd today said that President Uhuru Kenyatta will lead a powerful delegation to participate in the summit events that start on August 4.
She said the partnership between Kenya and the US has been working well, contrary to assertions and the new dynamics of the world.
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Biotechnology can enhance food production in Kenya
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 10:46
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The recent endorsement of agricultural biotechnology by President Barack Obama through a letter to Julie Borlaug, the granddaughter of Norman Borlaug, the ‘father of the Green Revolution’, is a pointer of how important this technology is in food production and security in the world.
President Obama said that he shares his belief that “investment in enhanced biotechnology is an essential component of the solution to some of our planet’s most pressing agricultural problems,”
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Kenyan government to invest US$5.7mn in farming equipment
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- Published on Wednesday, 16 July 2014 10:43
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Farmers in Mandera, Kenya will benefit from new farming machinery and tools to construct irrigation canals, according to agriculture director Bernard Okutu
Agriculture director Bernard Okutu stated that the majority of the US$5.7mn budget for Mandera's agricultural sector will be used to purchase farm machinery and build irrigation canals.
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