Embrace irrigation, Farmers advised
Tana River farmers have been advised to embrace irrigation agriculture to improve food production amid the biting drought. Tana River is faced with a severe drought despite being endowed with the
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Agriculture
Stakeholders call on stiff penalties to curb avocado theft
Murang’a farmers are calling for combined efforts by all relevant stakeholders to restrain increased theft of avocado crops. The farmers are now appealing to the local county government, elected leaders and
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Programme to boost cotton production in Yatta underway
Yatta MP Robert Basil has teamed up with a Thika-based industrialist in an ambitious programme to boost cotton farming in the semi-arid region through irrigation. This is after the area recorded
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Embrace agribusiness, Orengo tells Siaya residents
Siaya governor, James Orengo has challenged the local residents to embrace agribusiness so as to boost food security and tackle rampant poverty. Mr. Orengo lamented that though the county and the
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Kenya, Uganda lawmakers want GMO issue handled regionally
A Kenyan lawmaker and his Ugandan counterpart have called for a regional-level debate over adoption of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the East African Community (EAC). Teso North MP Oku Kaunya
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