Scars of slavery-2: Why Slave Master began to drink heavily, haunted by memory of the crippled daughter he had rejected and lost
We buried Violeta on a small hill overlooking the valley where we had been happy. There was no priest, no elaborate ceremony, just me, my new-born son, and the promise that her memory would be honoured. When we arrived at the farm the next day, Colonel Ferreira was waiting for us at the gate. His face showed a mixture of relief and fury.
Kenya launches Electronic Warehouse Receipt System to prop up farmer financing, industrial growth
Chairman of the Warehouse Receipt System Council Patrick Mukundi Mbogo said the central registry operationalises the digital backbone of the warehouse receipt framework.
Ginnery construction at Mpeketoni revitalises cotton farming in Lamu County, raises off farm prices
The project has also sparked renewed interest in cotton farming among young people, reversing years of decline in the sector. Chairman of Lamu Farmers’ Cooperative Society Migwi Mwangi said the deliberate inclusion of the youth will spur cotton farming in the region.
Farmers in eastern Kenya swap maize for sunflowers and cotton to push up earnings
Nationally, the cotton sector is being revitalised under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda and farmers in Yatta, Machakos County, have begun to benefit from improved pricing: a recent price review raised the farm-gate price to Ksh72 per kilogramme from Ksh50, signalling improved returns.
Kenya: How incentives power interest in cotton farming in Taita Taveta as youth jostle for a piece of the pie
Traditionally, cultural practices discouraged fathers from giving land to their sons, locking many out of farming. That is now changing with parents increasingly handing over land to their children and opening up opportunities for youth to venture into agriculture.
