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KALRO: New Maize Varieties to Mitigate against Climate, Pests and Diseases

KALRO: New Maize Varieties to Mitigate against Climate, Pests and Diseases By Gift Briton The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation(KALRO), has developed five maize varieties to help maize farmers overcome the challenges of fall armyworm(FAW) pest, maize lethal necrosis(MLN) disease and drought. The five varieties include MLN(SC439), KDH414-12(UKAMEZ), FAWTH2003, FAWTH2002, and FAWTH2001, with the […]

Bio-manufacturing Training Hub to be Established in Kenya

Bio-manufacturing Training Hub to be Established in Kenya By Mary Hearty In an effort to build a thriving biopharma skills base in Kenya and the wider East Africa, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and Unizima, an affiliate of Univercells Group, have partnered to establish a Bio-manufacturing Training Hub. This was done at a meeting […]

Africa: Campaign to Improve Nutritional Health in Adolescent Girls Launched

Africa: Campaign to Improve Nutritional Health in Adolescent Girls Launched By Mary Hearty The African Union Commission and Nutrition International have launched an advocacy campaign known as “With Good Nutrition, She’ll Grow Into It”, dedicated to improving the health, well-being and empowerment of girls in Africa through efforts to prevent iron-deficiency anaemia. The campaign was […]

01 Apr, 23

Plastic Bottle: The Enemy Within

Plastic Bottle: The Enemy Within By Fredrick Mugira, Bertha Challenge Fellow After he had finished drinking his soda, Elioda Nabasa left the used Coca-cola plastic bottle in the pickup truck he was traveling in. Unaware of the presence of the used bottle, Bukenya Robert drove the car to the washing bay in Rwebikoona, Mbarara city, […]

Targeted Action Needed to Achieve Africa’s Great Green Wall Ambition

Targeted Action Needed to Achieve Africa’s Great Green Wall Ambition By Mary Hearty Two years on since the One Planet Summit, 80% of the US$19 billion pledged towards the Great Green Wall Accelerator has been programmed across the 11 African nations that are part of the initiative. However, continued political leadership and country ownership, targeted […]

29 Mar, 23

Floods Expected in Parts of Eastern Africa

Floods Expected in Parts of Eastern Africa By Gift Briton In the next seven days, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to cause floods in flood-prone areas in the eastern parts of Ethiopia, southwestern and northern Kenya, eastern parts of Burundi and Rwanda, and much of Tanzania. This is according to the Intergovernmental Authority […]

Uganda: New Partnership to Fight Pests, Diseases in Papaya

Uganda: New Partnership to Fight Pests, Diseases in Papaya A new partnership has been established to step up the fight against pests and diseases of papaya in Uganda. The collaboration is between the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). As […]

28 Mar, 23

Kenya- US Collaboration to Strengthen Livestock Value Chain

Kenya- US Collaboration to Strengthen Livestock Value Chain The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) is conducting research and analysis of Kenya’s livestock value chain to see if it might be further strengthened through investments, trade, and collaborations with the United States agricultural sector. The work will aim to help improve the livelihoods of […]

End TB: Accelerated Efforts Needed in Africa as World Funding Improves

End TB: Accelerated Efforts Needed in Africa as World Funding Improves By Sharon Atieno Though the African region is making progress in reducing tuberculosis (TB) cases, it risks missing major milestones and targets to end the disease if efforts are not scaled up rapidly. This is according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO’s […]

27 Mar, 23

Kenya: Syngenta Launches Centre of Knowledge to Improve Food Security

Kenya: Syngenta Launches Centre of Knowledge to Improve Food Security By Sharon Atieno With emerging challenges such as climate change, Ukraine-Russia war and COVID-19 pandemic worsening food security globally, especially in Africa, Syngenta, a global agribusiness company, has launched a centre for knowledge to help Kenyan farmers become more resilient to such threats. Established in […]