Dairy farmers in Meru and Tharaka Nithi counties embrace insurance
With a dairy herd of 60 cows, David Mwenda says he had to insure them against various risks, including disease.
By Phares Mutembei
2026-01-20 15:48:38
While a farmer might have enjoyed a monopoly in their ward in 2025, the success of that venture often invites new competitors who may eat into your market pie.
By Dr Joseph Othieno
2026-01-03 08:30:00
Kenya recently shipped a consignment of its famous Apple mangoes to the United Kingdom.
By Paul Mbugua
2026-01-03 07:30:00
Treasury says distribution of subsidised fertiliser to farmers has been a remarkable success. Maize production is said to have increased from 34 million bags in 2022 to 67 million in 2024.
By Graham Kajilwa
2025-12-28 12:30:00
Agriculture is the engine that can power Africa’s next economic transformation.
By Agnes Kalibata And Romina Cavatassi
2025-12-28 12:09:45
The Meru Dairy Cooperative Union chief executive Kenneth Gitonga says the expanded Sh486 million Meru Maziwa Millers at Mitunguu will significantly reduce production costs.
By Phares Mutembei
2025-12-27 06:00:00
Demand for traditional vegetables is surging across Nyandarua County, fueled by a new initiative to popularise a vegetable-based porridge flour.
By Boniface Gikandi
2025-12-20 06:00:00
When Zinath Deen began fish farming more than a decade ago, she never imagined that a day would come when she would stand on her small farm.
By Brian Kisanji
2025-12-20 06:00:00
When Wairimu Muchai first ventured into researching solar-drying technologies.
By Silas Nyamweya
2025-12-19 11:26:40
A Kenyan agritech startup has secured international funding to scale technology that alerts smallholder farmers to pests and crop diseases as climate pressure deepens food insecurity.
By Benard Orwongo
2025-12-18 12:17:59
A private foundation in Embu is targeting the creation of 50,000 jobs by 2035 through a development model that links women farmers to export markets while investing in infrastructure.
By Benard Orwongo
2025-12-16 13:54:06
MUST Vice Chancellor Romanus Odhiambo announced that the institution plans to establish a multi-billion shillings national agro-processing and value addition centre at Marimba Farm.
By Phares Mutembei
2025-12-15 15:28:31
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