By Mercy Nduati The National Employment Authority (NEA) has launched its strategic plan for 2018-2022. The blueprint provides an effective framework for implementing activities, projects and programmes to achieve desired results. it also has an inbuilt feedback mechanism for monitoring Read More …
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Uganda to produce 300,000 tonnes of organic fertilizer annually
Uganda is set to open the largest organic fertilizer factory in Tororo in October this year. Located on a 600-acre piece of land, the factory will produce about 300,000 tonnes of organic fertilizer annually making it the biggest plant in Read More …
SNV World rolls out smart water solutions in Machakos County
SNV World, a Netherlands Development Organisation has rolled out a smart water solution technology in various counties to increase water storage facilities for farming. The project that has kicked off in Machakos County dubbed ‘smart water for agriculture’, targets small Read More …
Food availability and affordability shape local urban food plate in Kisumu, a study reveals
By Mercy Nduati In the month of May, the Women Foood Entrepreneurs (WFE) research project partners in Kenya organized a stakeholders dialogue forum in Kisumu to update the stakeholders on the research activities, progress so far, build stakeholder capacity and Read More …
Summary of the food and nutrition baseline survey report
Agriculture and food-related activities are important in Nyalenda and Obunga informal settlements in Kisumu county. Almost a third of the population is involved in farming activities. The crops mainly grown are those providing constant income, such as kales and maize. Read More …
First East Africa digital farmer conference opens in Nairobi
The first edition of the East Africa digital farmers conference and exhibition 2018 has officially kicked off at KALRO grounds, Loresho, Nairobi. The three-day event goes under the theme ‘enabling agribusiness and food security through ICT’. The event will cover several Read More …
CABE YALI Design Challenge inspires university student to be an agri-preneur
The Center for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) was recently selected to offer technical advisory services to evaluate the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) cohort 23 participants in pushing forward the apprenticeship policy framework on youth employment creation in agriculture and agro Read More …
Building on apprenticeship policy framework to bridge youth unemployment gap
The Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) in collaboration with Partnership for Social and Governance Research (PASGR) will hold a one day county forum on ‘Youth Employment Creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing in Kenya Read More …
Equity Group commits Kshs20bn loan to medium-sized farmers
Equity Group Foundation through its Agriculture Entrepreneurship Accelerator Programme is committing Ksh20 billion in the next five years in a plan to transform farming into commercial ventures through loans to medium-sized farmers. The funding seeks to benefit farmers with 10-100 Read More …
Makueni County commissions dairy and mango plant
Makueni Governor Kivutha Kibwana tastes Makueni Milk after commissioning the dairy plant Makueni County has commissioned a dairy plant, Kikima Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, which will have a capacity to process and back 300 litres and 6,600 litres in Read More …