The Rallying Cry Launches Hackathon on Post-Harvest Losses
The Rallying Cry in partnership with AICCRA, Alliance of Biodiversity International and CIAT launch the first of its kind hackathon to develop innovative, climate-smart, and gender-responsive solutions to reduce post-harvest [...]
Kenya, Colombia Explore Direct Flights Option to Boost Bilateral Ties
Kenya and Colombia are exploring direct flights option between the two countries to increase interaction and improve movements of goods and services. As part of efforts to improve bilateral ties [...]Last Minute Proposal to Save Kenya’s Sugar Industry From Death Unveiled
Key players in Kenya’s sugar industry are proposing a number of changes to uplift dwindling fortunes of sugar sector, currently supporting over 400,000 small-scale farmers, who supply over 90 per [...]USAID is Investing $ 1.4M to Support Kenya’s Carbon Market Activation Plan
The U.S. Agency for International Development(USAID) is investing $1.4 million to support the Government of Kenya in developing its carbon market activation plan and regulatory and legal framework around carbon [...]
UK Pumps £49 Million in Africa’s Climate Projects, Roots for Change in International Financial System
Africa is set to benefit from new UK-backed projects worth £49 million geared towards mitigating the effects of Climate Change. The funding will help to create jobs, grow economies and [...]Government to Purchase One Million Bags of Maize to Build Food Reserve
The government is betting on short rains to improve food supply in the country, easing the cost of living among many struggling households. It has outlined a strategy including coming [...]Kakuzi Exports KSh 13.5 Million Worth of Boran Heifers to Uganda
Kakuzi, a listed agro-processing firm has delivered its first container of 181 Boran heifers to a Uganda-based rancher for breeding. The breeding heifers valued at more than KSh 13.5 million [...]Kenya to Restock Lake Victoria in Strategy to Tap Blue Economy Billions
Restocking of Lake Victoria with fingerlings and major construction of fish landing sites are top on the government’s comprehensive strategy to tap resources in the blue economy to transform the [...]Kenya to Commence Avocado Exports to India In September
Kenya has received a go ahead to begin exporting avocado fruits to India this September when the first shipment is expected to be dispatched to the Asian Country. With opening [...]Kakuzi Plc HY 2023 Earnings Drop 49.9% to KSh 171.1M on Global Macadamia Glut
Kakuzi Plc, a listed agro business firm, saw its half year net profit tumble to KSh 171.1 million at the end of the first six months of 2023 compared to [...]IGAD Issues El Nino Alert for Eastern Africa Beginning October
The InterGovernmental Authority on Development(IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) announced that the October to December 2023 climate forecast shows high chances of wetter-than-usual conditions across most parts of [...]IGAD to Hold the 65th Horn of Africa Climate Outlook Forum in Nairobi
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in partnership with the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services of Eastern Africa, the World Meteorological Organization, the European Union, and the Organization of the Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Group [...]
