Study identifies elite pool of salinity-tolerant rice genotypes set to boost genetic gains
A new study identified an elite pool of the best salinity-tolerant genotypes that will provide scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) with...
How social e-commerce can support fairer conditions for small-scale farmers
Small-scale farmers face an uphill battle in a system where products pass through multiple intermediaries before reaching retail stores, eating into profit margins. Meanwhile,...
Kenyan agritech innovator shines in global 2024 Underdog Tech Award Shortlist
Royford Mutegi, Kenyan agritech innovator has been shortlisted in the global Underdog Tech Award, a new global prize for tech startup founders outside major...
Kenya signs MoU with Poland, aims to scale up grains production and boost food...
Kenya has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Poland to scale up collaboration in agriculture to bridge the gap in the demand for...
Fungal disease wheat blast could reduce global wheat production by 13% until 2050, researchers
An international team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) lead by professor Senthold Asseng, has now shown that further spread of...
MUT and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, USA to host the International Summit on...
Mangosuthu University of Technology (MUT), in partnership with Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, (FAMU), USA will host a ground-breaking international summit focused on addressing...
Canadian Government provides aflatoxin decontamination plants to enhance trade and food security in Kenya...
The Canadian Government, through TradeMark Africa (TMA), has provided aflatoxin decontamination plants to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depots in Bungoma and...
Mageu and cartons are a match made in heaven
Businesses have to work harder than ever to ensure consumers choose their product over a competitor’s. This is as a result of today’s economic...
SAB and Moletele community bears fruit in lime farming partnership
SAB’s Corona beer is inherently linked to lime - a wedge of the citrus is traditionally served as part of the drinking ritual. Yet,...
USAID, local stakeholders holds avocado consultative meeting, aim at improving Kenyan smallholder livelihoods
The United States Agency for International Development-USAID’s Strategic Partnership Program (USPP) and the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC-Kenya) today organized an avocado consultative...