Farmers Reprieved as Gvnt Set to Buy Maize at Sh 5,600
Farmers eventually receive a pat on the back as the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) announced that they have increased the prices of buying maize from farmers.
Farmers eventually receive a pat on the back as the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) announced that they have increased the prices of buying maize from farmers.
Agro-input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education to reward pupils and their teachers for participating in food production in a wider scheme that seeks to motivate school-going children into farming.
Maize Millers have decried the failure by government to complete the payment of arrears Sh2.57 billion owed by National Treasury from the month long maize flour subsidy introduced last year.
President William Ruto has upheld his vows of revamping the agriculture sector of the country as a key solution to dealing with food insecurity suffered for a long offering every County Ksh100 million
World Food Bank is mainly aimed at improving the agricultural products for consumption as well as ensuring that the food can be stored through longer durations and in conducive storages that are fungus/bacteria free.
Kenyan Agritech startups have been urged to apply for the Food Systems Accelerator Programme and stand a chance to win up to Sh2 million in grants as the deadline approaches.
The automated facility will see the company expand its overall capacity and ability to deliver a selection of fresh produce, retail products and provide partners access to over 140,000 customers across Kenya and Uganda.
As the Pan African Donkey Conference is to be held this 1st and 2nd December in Tanzania themed Donkeys in Africa now and future, East Africa Brooke is on the frontline advocating for the urgency and importance to protect the welfare of our donkeys to ensure that animal resources are not tampered with.
On the show will be the latest technologies and practices of poultry farming covering production, genetics, nutrition, feed, health but marketing, operations and cost management and other critical factors for successful investment in the sector.
Organizations representing more than 350 million family farmers and producers published an open letter to world leaders today, warning that global food security is at risk unless governments boost adaptation finance for small-scale production and promote a shift to more diverse, low-input agriculture.