The previous administration’s coffee reform team has survived the post-election transition due in large part to the participation of Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. President Uhuru Kenyatta established a task committee roughly six years ago to explore coffee producers’ problems and […]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) backed a very successful South-South Cooperation (SSC) initiative between China and Uganda this week as a Chinese expert team prepared to deploy to Uganda to give technical assistance for Phase […]
This year, Kenya is expected to lose at least Sh20 billion in horticulture profits due to drought, decreased output, and post-harvest losses caused by poor management. According to Benjamin Tito, head of the Horticulture Directorate, profits this year would be […]
Mr. Hassan Wesonga, village chairman of Mawero East ‘B,’ characterized the hailstones as “the biggest calamity he has seen in 40 years,” adding that the hailstones destroyed all of the crops that the farmers had sown. “Our farmers had planted […]
An unprecedented cycle of climate disasters in South Sudan threatens more than 8 million people with acute food insecurity. Over 900,000 people are affected by floods across 29 counties in South Sudan, this includes Paguir in Jonglei State. On World Food Day, Action Against Hunger is sharing […]
Kenyan officials have announced intentions to relax the country’s prohibition on genetically modified crops, in part to address the Horn of Africa’s famine crisis. Those worried about the possible negative consequences on health, the environment, and small farmers oppose the […]
Kenya has authorized the cultivation and importation of genetically modified crops and animal feeds, ending a decade-long ban that had been imposed due to health fears. It comes as the country is experiencing a devastating drought. The worst drought in […]
Many citizens replied the president’s call for the citizen to return to farms. South Sudanese acknowledged that Kiir’s encouragement isn’t supposed to be word of mouth only, but Kiir’s government should address the factors that do not allow the citizens […]
Kenyans were temporarily distracted from some of the country’s problems by the August polls. Food insecurity ranks first among these problems. Food costs in the nation are greater than they have ever been in 2022. Maize is one of the […]
According to the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), maize quality in Uganda has begun to improve a year after the nation faced a trade restriction from Kenya, a key importer, due to grain quality. “We have begun to observe improvements […]
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