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Agriculture

Siaya residents warned against selling farm produce as harvesting season begins

Residents of Siaya County have been cautioned against selling farm produce at throwaway prices as harvesting begins. Governor James Orengo instead urged residents to keep...

Irrigation agency sets pace for revamp of West Kano Scheme

For the past six years, West Kano Irrigation Scheme has been bedeviled with lots of challenges, negatively impacting rice production in the area. With approximately...

Migori youths urged to embrace fish farming to boost employment opportunities

The dwindling of natural fish in Lake Victoria has pushed residents in Migori County to engage in fingerling production as a way of creating...

Kenya secures Sh.9.5 billion loan from AfDB for emergency food production

President William Ruto's administration has signed a loan agreement worth Sh9.5 billion with the African Development Bank. The funds, designated for the Kenya Emergency...

How Water Pans are transforming food production in Siaya

It is Monday dawn, and as the sun rays pierce through the skies of Bondo town, Peter Otieno is already watering his vegetables. This has...

Kisumu farmers adopt use of worms to improve yields, save soil

According to Kenya County Climate Risk Profile Series, agriculture contributes almost half of household incomes in Kisumu County. The report indicates that in 2012, major...

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GOGO POWER SUB-STATION: New Year gift for Uriri residents

The overdue expansion of Gogo Power Sub Station is set to begin in the new year. The expansion will...

SOUTH SUDAN: Government official in hot soup for diverting relief vehicles for private use  

Government officials in Western Bahr el Ghazal State have diverted two Non-governmental organizations (NGO) donated vehicles intended to...

FAKE: Diamond Platinumz did not apologize over Furaha City Festival circus

A letter circulating on social media claiming that Nasib Juma, popularly known as Diamond Platinumz, apologized to Kenyans...

Sh1 billion Kisumu Poly textile techno centre now ready for students

There is light at the end of the tunnel for textile industry players as Kisumu National Polytechnic prepares...

Rivers, springs drying up as Mt Elgon Forest diminishes

Kenya’s water towers are rapidly drying up, raising alarm over the future of the country’s water resources.  Richard Walukano,...

How groundwater could supplement surface irrigation for rice

Established in 1966, Ahero Irrigation Scheme has over the past five decades become a crucial nerve in the...