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Agriculture

GMO is a no go zone, Nyanza farmers speak out

A section of farmers from Nyanza region now want President William Ruto to rescind his decision to lift the ban on Genetically Modified Organisms...

Boost to agriculture as Nyong’o pens Sh.30 billion partnership deal with United Green

Kisumu County Government has announced a partnership deal with a UK investment group- United Green in a bid to revolutionize food production and general...

Kowuor Youth Group drives home a tractor as Alliance Green Competition curtains close

Kowuor Central Village Youth Group from Ahero in Nyando Sub-County has been named the winner of a brand new John Deere 5050D make tractor. The...

Replacing tobacco with food crops bearing fruits in Migori

When we visited 45-year-old Michael Okong’o, a former tobacco farmer in Migori at his rural home, the healthy green crops were all we could...

Boost to farmers as Sh23 million soil laboratory is launched in Rongo University

Rongo University is the first University to have a soil analysis laboratory in Nyanza and the Western regions. The Sh23 million facility was constructed through...

Graduate abandons job search, turns village into a farming class

When he graduated in 2019, Erick Ochieng had a great vision. Get a well-paying job, start a family, and invest. But all these fell on a...

Latest News

FAKE: This image of Farmers holding Sweet Potato Shaking hands is AI-generated

This Image of two sweet potatoes shaking hands circulated on social media is FAKE. The attached photo shows four...

Innovation hub equips 63 Kisumu youths with digital skills

At least 63 youths have benefit from a digital skill project targeting cyber security and data analytics. The youths...

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...