While agriculture is the economic activity that contributes the most to Kenya's GDP, a majority of Kenyans have yet to embrace mechanisation. There is also almost zero use of irrigation, with a ...

Kenya, a country in East Africa, is an ideal location for sustainable avocado farming. It’s nearly 5,000 feet above sea level, while the Kenyan Highlands rise to over 17,000 feet. This elevation ...

Dr. Robert Musyoki, Director of Seeds at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) says the Kilimo Biashara Expo is a demand-driven initiative, born out of farmers’ requests ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A large mushroom farm near the Kenyan capital of Nairobi is one of a kind: It grows fungi on an industrial scale — not as food for restaurants but as a building material that ...

Scientists in Kenya are using nuclear science to help farmers modernize their planting practices amid changing climate patterns. “Kenya, like many African countries, is struggling to grow the crops it ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Around 65% of Africa’s farmland is degraded due to decades of mono-cropping and overgrazing Nairobi Declaration aims to ...

STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Horn of Africa has the largest concentration of livestock keepers in the world, as many as 7 million of them in Kenya. World Bank funding is fostering private sector opportunities ...

As the region faces unprecedented flooding, farmers are struggling to make ends meet. Every year, it’s typical in East Africa for the autumn to come with a short rainy season from October to December.