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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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Investment Conference exposes Nyanza’s development potentials

The government has announced plans to fast-track key development projects in Nyanza in renewed efforts to transform the...

Declare femicide a national crisis, rights groups tell President Ruto

Human Rights Defenders have called on President William Ruto to declare femicide as a national crisis. Through various rights...

Gutted Trade Part 3: A ‘Controlled Market’: Monopolies, corruption and difficulty accessing licenses shut out most Ugandans from the maw trade

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, Chinese demand for the Nile perch swim bladder,...

Gutted Trade PART 2: A Smuggling Route Reversed: Uganda no longer the region’s maw processing hub

This reporting project was supported by the Pulitzer Center. In Uganda, the hunt for fish maw is driving depletion...

Gutted Trade: How the hunt for swim bladder to supply Asian markets is failing Uganda’s fishing industry

From medicinal soups to holiday gifts, fish maw from Uganda feeds huge Chinese demand. But the once thriving...

PICTORIAL: Women daring crocodiles to earn a living in River Migori

Located in Migori County in western part of Kenya, River Migori is known for its crocodile infestation. However,...