How enclosed machines keep workers safe at industrial flour mills in Kenya
Industrial flour mills are busy places filled with heavy machinery, fast-moving parts, and a lot of grain. In...
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How Kenyan millers use modern labs to keep your food safe & Aflatoxin free
Behind the scenes at a modern flour mill, there is a very important room called the Quality Control...
Paloma Fernandes among 5 Kenyan women nominated for FAO’s 2026 Global 100 Women Heroines list
Five outstanding Kenyan women have been nominated for the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) 100 Women Heroines of...
How Kenya’s rare Purple Tea is redefining luxury tea
Kenya’s distinctive Purple Tea has officially made its debut in Paris. In a launch that marks a significant...
How KCB Group is driving green energy and financial inclusion in Kenya
KCB Group’s impressive Q1 2026 financials tell only half the story. Beyond the multi-billion-shilling profits, the lender has...
NCBA commits $3.5M to empower Kenyan women agripreneurs
NCBA has officially greenlit the next phase of its ambitious female-focused agribusiness initiative. The bank has launched the...
Fahari Aviation & CropLife Kenya partner to boost precision farming via drones
Fahari Aviation, a subsidiary of Kenya Airways (KQ), and aak-GROW/CropLife Kenya have officially entered into a strategic partnership....
GIZ is offering green loans for women entrepreneurs in Kenya
GIZ Uganda, in partnership with the IYBA WE4A Project and Melanin Kapital, has announced a new initiative to...
NCBA & Kenya Seed partner to boost 2026 planting season with financial solutions & market links
NCBA, in a strategic partnership with the Kenya Seed Company, today convened over 150 maize seed farmers in...
Kenya launches policy to digitize agriculture & secure food future
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has introduced the Kenya Agricultural Data, Information and Digital Policy. The...
Israeli is reviving the settler-colonial model in Kenya
For over a century, the kibbutz has been a cornerstone of the Israeli state. Established in 1910 and...
NCBA & Inchcape launch 95% financing for farm equipment for Kenyan farmers
NCBA Group and Inchcape have announced a landmark partnership designed to make farm machinery accessible to farmers across...
Landmark ruling restores indigenous seed rights for Kenyan farmers
The High Court in Machakos has delivered a landmark judgment, striking down sections of the Seed and Plant...
Kenya to launch Global online coffee auction to boost farmer earnings
Kenya is on the verge of a historic overhaul of its coffee sector, setting the stage for the...
Kitchen gardens as a lifeline in Kenya’s drylands
The most powerful solutions to complex challenges are often those that are localized, sustainable, and empowering. Nowhere is...
Horn of Africa nations boost locust surveillance to protect food security
Countries in the Horn of Africa are strengthening their efforts to combat desert locusts by enhancing surveillance and...
Co-operative Bank & Naivasha Horticultural Fair announce 3 year partnership
Co-operative Bank of Kenya is strengthening its deep ties to the nation’s vital agribusiness sector by becoming the...
Bank of Agriculture & Afreximbank sign landmark US$1B deal to empower Nigerian farmers
The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have signed a landmark agreement for a...
Will the future generation be food secure?
Picture a child born today in Dol Dol, Laikipia County, or any other village in Africa. By 2050,...
Transforming African agriculture is key to Global sustainable development, new report finds
A new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the Paris Peace Forum reveals that strengthening African agriculture...
Kenya’s maize harvest hits record 70M bags, Government to buy for food reserves
Kenya is on track for a record breaking maize harvest of 70 million bags in 2025, a significant...
Githunguri avocado farmers unite to launch new Cooperative
Avocado farmers from Githunguri and its surrounding areas are set to formally launch the Githunguri Avocado Cooperative Society...
Fairtrade Africa launches new strategy to build resilience for African farmers
As it celebrates its 20th anniversary, Fairtrade Africa (FTA) has unveiled a new strategic framework designed to empower...
Kenya loses Ksh. 72 Billion to food waste, WRI report warns
A new report from the World Resources Institute (WRI) Africa reveals a staggering problem in Kenya: up to...
Agriculture CS urges investors to package Kenyan tea in Kenya for export
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Senator Mutahi Kagwe, is urging international investors to package tea...
CS Kagwe leads mission to US to boost Kenya’s agricultural exports
The Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mutahi Kagwe, has begun a week-long mission in the United...
AGRA pushes for youth inclusion in Kenya’s food systems
AGRA hosted a youth-focused side event on the sidelines of the Devolution Conference last week’s week in Homa...
AGRA launches VALUE4HER in Senegal to empower women-led agribusinesses ahead of Africa Food Systems Forum
AGRA has officially launched its women-focused initiative, VALUE4HER, in Dakar, Senegal. The event, themed Powering Senegal’s Food Future...
Wawira Njiru’s blueprint on how to end hunger in classrooms
Wawira Njiru, Founder and CEO of Food4Education, shared her journey in feeding school children in Kenya on the...
How local innovation will shape Africa’s food security
Food security remains one of Africa’s defining challenges and opportunities. Despite significant agricultural potential, Africa continues to face...
40 Counties to receive milk coolers in Ksh. 1.45B government push to modernise dairy farming
The Kenyan government has begun the distribution and installation of bulk milk coolers to counties in order to...
Kenya launches initiative to insure farmers through its fertilizer subsidy program
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has launched a climate risk resilience initiative that integrates climate-smart insurance...
Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 to be hosted in Senegal in August
The 19th edition of the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) is set to be hosted in Dakar, Senegal...
Safaricom customers can now redeem Bonga Points to buy biodigesters
Safaricom has announced that their customers can now redeem their Bonga Points to acquire biodigesters. They can also...
AWARD launches gender initiative to drive inclusive agricultural development in Africa
African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) has launched the Gender in Agrifood Systems Policies (GASP) Program,...
CLASP, GEAPP invest $6.1M to boost clean energy appliances
CLASP and the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) have announced a $6.1 million expansion of...
Government buys 5,000 metric tonnes of rice from Mwea farmers; promises to limit imports
The Kenyan Government has stepped in to resolve concerns raised by Mwea Irrigation Scheme farmers regarding the impact...
AGRA pushes for local investment for African agricultural transformation amid funding challenges
AGRA has reiterated its commitment to transforming African agriculture, emphasizing the need for enhanced investment in smallholder farmers....
Equity Bank & Agri All Africa partner to supercharge rice production in Tana River
Equity Bank Kenya has partnered with Agri All Africa of South Africa in an initiative aimed at supporting...
AGRA & Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT launch Rwanda Food Innovation Hub
Rwanda’s Ministry of Information Communication Technology and Innovation and AGRA has announced a partnership to develop a Rwanda...
AGRA & Green Climate Fund launch $105M Food Loss Reduction Program in Africa
AGRA has partnered with the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to drive climate resilient and sustainable agriculture driving food...
Opportunity International & Safaricom launch AI Chatbot to educate farmers on farming best practices
Safaricom and Opportunity International have launched FarmerAI in Kenya, an innovative AI chatbot. The chatbot is aimed at...