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Kitui County moots to plant 1.5 million trees ahead of the Oct-Dec rains

Idara September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 Agriculture, Business & Finance, Editor Picks, Environment, Food Security, Kitui, News, Security 0

The Community Based Organizations (CBOs) in Kitui have mobilized over 6, 400 women and youth groups to plant 1.5 million trees ahead of October-December rainy season. Speaking in Kitui on Monday,

Augustus Malu CBOs Charity Ngilu Community Voluntary Development Network Association-Kenya Chairman illegal logging Kenya Climate Change Action Plan report Kitui Governor plant 1.5 million trees wanton destruction of trees Read on

Dairy farmers warned against feeding their livestock with green maize

Idara August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Agriculture, Bomet, Business & Finance, Food Security, News, Technology, Universal Healthcare 0

Dairy farmers in Bomet County have been warned against feeding their livestock with green maize stalks since it contains a high concentration of nitrate compound causing deaths of animals in

CDL dairy farmers Dr. Wilson Serem green maize MLND secondary fungal infections Read on

AfricaRice, Africa Harvest in partnership to boost rice production

Idara August 26, 2019 Agriculture, Food Security, Nairobi 0

AfricaRice and Africa Harvest with the support of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have initiated a project in partnership with national programmes to enhance the performance of rice production. According

Africa Harvest Chief Executive Officer Florence Wambugu AfricaRice Rice Value Chain Expert Gaudiose Mujawamariya Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri Manager Operations & Irrigation Management Services Daniel Atula Read on

Mechanization key to achieve food security, KALRO

Idara August 19, 2019 Agriculture, Business & Finance, Editor Picks, Food Security, Nairobi, News, Technology 0

Low levels of agriculture mechanization, which stands at a paltry 30 percent has contributed to food insecurity in the country. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) Director General (DG),

AMRI Director Dr. Eliud Kireger Dr. Noah Wawire Dr. Young Choi KALRO DG Korean Institute of Agricultural Sciences Senior Researcher pest control and seed dissemination rice breeding project small scale farming Read on

Kenya will not import maize, says Devolution CS

Idara August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Agriculture, Business & Finance, Editor Picks, Food Security, Nairobi, News, Politics, Security 0

Kenya will not import maize despite the current gap in the national food reserves and despite reports that about 2.6 million of its citizens need relief food. The Devolution Cabinet Secretary

Col. (Rtd) Cyrus Oguna Devolution CS Eugene Wamalwa Government Spokesperson mobilized internal food resources NDEF NDMA NDMA Chairperson NGOs no maize imports Raphael Nzomo relief interventions Read on