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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Food Security
Farmers to benefit from a Sh7.9million County, World Food Programme partnership programme
Farmers from seven irrigation schemes are set to benefit from a Sh7.9 million support program that is meant to revive farms that had stalled in several parts of Loima Sub-County. County
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Government launches high producing rice variety
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has formally launched rice variety dubbed “komboka” after years of research. The variety has the potential to be produced for the mass market thus
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Kenya welcomes first woman FAO Representative as Locust invasion Looms.
The widespread breeding of desert locust continues in eastern Ethiopia and central Somalia, where new swarms are expected to start forming in early December and move south to Kenya by
Read onEstablishment of horticulture in semi-arid areas
The County government of Siaya has allocated sh.1 million to expand horticulture and fish farming from water pans in the area. County CEC for Agriculture, Dr. Elizabeth Odhiambo, said the decision
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