Taskforce formed to fight locusts
A coordinated multi-agency taskforce comprising national and county government officials has been put in place to ensure food security within the coastal county is not affected by pests including locusts
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Agriculture
Government urged to approve GM maize variety
County governments in maize growing areas want the National Government to fast-track the approval of Genetically Modified (GM) Bt maize variety for food sufficiency. County government executive members in charge of
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Farmers along River Tana decry perennial floods
A section of farmers doing irrigation along River Tana in Garissa county have decried perennial floods that have repeatedly destroyed their farms in the process destroying their sources of livelihood. They
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Farmers up beat as government opens AFC branch in Marsabit
The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) board chairman Franklin Bett has called on residents of Marsabit County to make use of loans being offered by the corporation in order to improve
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Nakuru partners with national government to unlock Sh15 million monthly poultry potential
Small holder poultry farmers in Nakuru have benefitted from a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and the County government aimed at empowering them to produce 1.5 million eggs
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