New pesticide to eradicate invasive snails
The Golden Apple Snail, which has been destroying rice in Mwea, has caused significant losses to farmers. Early this year, the government piloted a pesticide from the Ministry of Agriculture through
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Agriculture
Sell 55pc stake in Mwea Rice Mills to farmers-Waiguru
Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has asked the National Government to allow rice farmers to buy the Mwea Rice Mills (MRM) when it is offered for privatisation. Waiguru said farmers own 45
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Stakeholders Translate nutrition policies
Food insecurity has remained a perennial problem and worsened by a non-function food system , climate change and increasing population growth. Despite actions being taken, there is persistent malnutrition driven by
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Devolved units in central Kenya to adopt agroecology
County officials from the Department of Agriculture in the Central Region Block (CEREB) in Kenya want to adopt agroecology for sustainable food security in the region. The County Executive Committee (CEC) Members
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KALRO Initiative to Increase production of livestock feeds.
The Government has stepped up efforts to promote seed bulking initiatives to bridge the shortage of livestock feed and fodder in the country. According to the department of Animal feeds and
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