Automated rice mill in Ahero Irrigation Scheme in Lake Victoria Basin expected to anchor Kenya to grain sufficiency
The Ksh30 million Ahero Rice Mill has become more than a processing facility. It is a symbol of local value addition, economic empowerment, and a renewed future for thousands of farmers who can now earn more from their labour.
State disburses Ksh275 million to hunger-stricken 20,410 families in Marsabit County in northern Kenya
Vulnerable households listed under the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) in Marsabit County will continue to receive their stipends without interruptions as the government strives to safeguard their self-worth. The kitty administered through the national drought management authority (NDMA) consists of 20,410 eligible households that will receive Ksh275.5 million. County...
Kenya rolls out $3.6 billion National Feed Strategy to cut animal feed cost and increase milk, meat and egg production
To reduce dependence on imports, the strategy promotes increased local production of key feed ingredients through contract farming while encouraging manufacturers to utilise East African Community (EAC) duty remission incentives to lower the cost of imported raw materials.
GMO: Senegalese scientists in Kenya for benchmarking tour of country’s biosafety institutions
Kenya’s National Biosafety Authority (NBA) will host a delegation from its counterparts in Senegal for a three-day benchmarking visit from July 8, 2026, as way of strengthening its biosafety regulations and fostering institutional collaboration. The Kenyan delegation will be led by Acting Chief Executive Officer of National Biosafety Authority Ann...
As donors pull out of agriculture financing in Africa, Kenya announces plan to fill the void with own-source revenue
Delegates visited Konza Technopolis – southeast of Nairobi, Tatu Industrial City in the central region and the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone at the coast to explore innovations supporting agri-food systems, value addition and investment.
Financing and fair market featured as key factors in Kenya’s agroecology at agri-food summit in Nairobi, agri-ecologists say
Representing a network of 68 organisations working with smallholder farmers, pastoralists and fisher-folk, Mbenya believes that transforming Kenya’s food systems will require governments, financiers, researchers and the private sector to rethink how agricultural investments are made.
Kenya’s 2026-27 budget picks agriculture as centrepiece of enhanced rapid economic growth
The cabinet secretary noted that the Kenyan economy has remained resilient, recording an average growth rate of 5.0 per cent between 2022 and 2025, outperforming the global average of 3.4 per cent and Sub-Saharan Africa’s 4.1 per cent over the same period.
Cartelism: Homa Bay MCAs want policy to protect rice farmers in Kimira-Oluch Irrigation Scheme
According to the MCA, the practice robs local millers, aggregators and other stakeholders of opportunities to benefit from the rice subsector.
Kenya eyes thriving world honey market as it intensifies beekeeping as an economic and conservation activity
According to the Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke, the government has nearly doubled the budget allocation to the National Beekeeping Institute in the coming Financial Year due to increasing demand for training.
