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Kenya Urged to Expand Irrigation to Achieve Food Security

Kenya Urged to Expand Irrigation to Achieve Food Security By Gift Briton Though agriculture remains the silver bullet with real potential to elevate people from poverty and enhance food security within a short time and with less relative investments, the sector faces numerous challenges including overreliance on rainwater that hinders its full potential. Ambassador Carla […]
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Kenya: Initiative to Handle Chemicals Safely Launched

Kenya: Initiative to Handle Chemicals Safely Launched By Opija Raduk and Simon Theuri Kenya joins South Africa, Egypt, and Morocco as the fourth African country to join Responsible Care implementation in Africa. The move underscores Kenya’s commitment to promoting responsible chemical management practices on a global scale. Responsible Care is a voluntary initiative for associations […]
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Kenya: Brace for Chilly Weather

Kenya: Brace for Chilly Weather By Gift Briton Occasional cold and cloudy conditions are expected over Highlands East of the Rift Valley, South-eastern lowlands, the Rift Valley and Highlands West of the Rift Valley, the Kenya Meteorological Department(KMD) predicts. Further, the average night-time minimum temperatures will be less than 10°C across much of these regions, […]
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Climate Finance in Africa: Is it Adequate, Effective and Innovative?

Climate Finance in Africa: Is it Adequate, Effective and Innovative? By Dr. Olufunso Somorin Humanity is constantly reminded that climate change remains the biggest threat it is currently facing. The reminders come through frequent episodes of flooding, droughts, sea level rise, pandemics, and biodiversity loss among others. In recent times, many global leaders, scientists, and […]
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Sorghum Threshers Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Western Kenya

Sorghum Threshers Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Western Kenya By Joyce Ojanji Sorghum is Africa’s second most important cereal, with the continent producing about 20 million tonnes per annum. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that its loss stands at 2.67% between harvesting time to retailers, and can reach up […]
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Eastern Africa: Heavy Rainfall Expected over Some Areas

Eastern Africa: Heavy Rainfall Expected over Some Areas By Gift Briton Southern Sudan, northern South Sudan, western Eritrea, eastern Sudan and cross-border regions of north-western Ethiopia are likely to receive very heavy rainfall in the next seven days, with warmer-than-usual temperatures predicted over most parts of the Greater Horn of Africa. This is according to the […]
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Africa: Adopt Research Led Interventions to Enhance Food Security

Africa: Adopt Research Led Interventions to Enhance Food Security By Joyce Ojanji With Africa being the world’s most food insecure continent despite the enormous potential for agricultural production, the continent has been called upon to adopt research led interventions to tackle food insecurity. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mithika Linturi said during the opening of […]
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