(AFA) Agriculture and Food Authority

The food insecurity persists despite the fact that Kenya is an agricultural based-economy. In 2063, the country will be faced with a more knowledgeable and informed population who are aware of their rights, have unique tastes and preferences and thus demand for these needs to be met. Read more…

The Hands-free Hectare projects free Hectare project in the UK has successfully harvested a hectare of winter wheat using their autonomous combine harvester, without operators on the machines or agronomists in the field.Read more…

A number of projects are being rolled out in Nyandarua County in a bid to help small holder farmers improve potato production. Under the initiative dubbed Potato Revolution Programme, new varieties have been launched.Read more…

On Monday, 1 October 2018, Kenya will join the 77 Member States of the International Coffee Organization (ICO) and dozens of coffee associations from around the globe will join in celebration of the fourth annual International Coffee Day.

International Coffee Day is a global celebration of coffee’s journey from the farm to your local shop — an opportunity to honour the women and men who grow and harvest the coffee we love.

The Kenya national celebrations will take place at at General Kassam Stadium in Kianyaga, Kirinyaga County. The activities to celebrate the day include coffee farm visits, brewing, cupping, sampling, exhibition and awards for women who have made contribution to the growth of Kenya coffee sector.

The state department of Irrigation is scaling up agricultural productivity in Baringo County through water pans for households programs that seeks to expand irrigation among farmers in semi arid areas. Read more…

A record is a systematically and carefully collected and appropriately stored information for intended use. Although agricultural value chain actors (agro-input suppliers, agro-producers, agro-transporters, agro-processors and agro-marketers) keep records, analysis and interpretation of the resulting data for decision making has not been easy due to the storage and retrieval systems in use and the bulk nature of some data.Read more…

Kenya’s ambition to become a newly industrialised middle-income country is enshrined in the government’s national long-term development policy, Vision 2030. The delivery of this target is driven by a series of medium-term plans. But most importantly, the ‘Big Four Agenda’, which seeks to attain positive agricultural transformation by increasing maize production from 46 million bags currently to 67 million bags by 2022.Read more…

There shall be a public forum on 21^st November 2018 starting from 8.30 am to discuss the draft Crops (Irish Potato) Regulations, 2018 and the Regulatory Impact statement and comments received to be held at Kenya Livestock and Agricultural Organisation (KALRO), Headquarters, Loresho. Read more…

Farmers will soon be able to export fresh produce to China, starting with avocado and macadamia, the Government has stated.Read more…

While appearing before the National Assembly Agriculture Committee to answer queries by Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter, the Ministry’s Chief Administrative Secretary Andrew Tuimur said their hands are tied and are not in a position to change the price as recommended by a section of Members of Parliament. Read more…

Kenya‘s President Uhuru Kenyatta has asked technocrats to explore the possibility of growing genetically modified BT Cotton, pushing the east African nation a step from reviving its cotton industry.Read more…

Stevia farmers stand to be the first beneficiaries of a deal between Kenya and China that has cleared the way for Kenyan farmers to export their produce to the populous nation.Read more…

Driving along the Meru-Nanyuki highway, one may believe that little is left for the smallholder farmer in the area, thanks to expansive wheat fields extending as far as the eye can see. Read more…

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