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.
Scientists: Kenya needs 80 million tonnes of livestock feed annually to address persistent deficit
Livestock breeds at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation Naivasha centre. KALRO has for years been at the forefront of undertaking research for enhanced livestock breeds as well as energy-rich fodder for better livestock production. Photo by Erastus Gichohi.
