Farmers

• Relief for Trans Nzoia farmers as government distributes pesticides

  
  1 day ago
  Speaking after handing over the chemicals to the county government, an officer with the Department of Agriculture, Stanley Kipkoech, said they are working hard to cushion farmers from losses.

• Uhuru - Ruto get massive endorsement from party that could prove critical come August

  
  1 week ago

  As a party whose heart is always with the farmer and whose vision is to see the realisation of an environmentally sustainable, food secure, and healthy Kenya, we are proud to associate ourselves with the Jubilee administration, which has turned around the agricultural sector, the backbone of Kenya’s economy and source of livelihood for the majority of the rural population

• New KCC upgrade to boost farmers

  
  1 week ago
  Dairy farmers in the North Rift are poised for better fortunes after the commissioning of a new milk production line at New KCC factory in Eldoret.

• President Uhuru orders audit of funds given for Nzoia cane farmers

  
  1 week ago
  Speaking during a rally at the Bungoma Posta grounds at the weekend, President Kenyatta said it was unacceptable that farmers were still complaining about non-payment yet the Government had given Sh300 million to the miller.

• Farmers using ash and sand to tame army worms spread

  
  1 week ago
  A section of farmers in Nakuru have resorted to traditional methods of dealing with army worms, a deadly pest that has invaded large swathes of land, causing devastation to farmers.

• Meru farmers urged to embrace technology

  
  2 weeks ago
  Speaking at the official opening of the Meru ASK show, Mukaria said the 2017 theme is promoting innovation and technology in agriculture and trade.

• Black Soldier Fly: Insect that can turn farm waste into rich animal feed

  
  2 weeks ago
  A top international research centre in Kenya has been conducting a study on an insect that may change the fortunes of fish and poultry farmers by significantly reducing the cost of feeds.

• How smallholder dairy farming is transforming rural economies

  
  2 weeks ago
  In Kenya approximately 1 million rural poor households depend on dairy and dairy related products for their livelihoods as smallholder dairy farmers.

• Meru tea factories get nod to control Sh25 million road kitty

  
  2 weeks ago
  Seven tea factories in the county have won a major fight for the control of a Sh25 million road fund from the abolished ad varolem levy.

• Tea farmers in talks over management of Sh25 million

  
  2 weeks ago
  Directors of six tea factories were yesterday holed up in a meeting with the county officials on how to manage Sh25 million collected from the abolished 'ad valorem levy' for road maintenance.

• Forget our votes, Mumias cane farmers tell NASA

  
  2 weeks ago
  The farmers, who demonstrated along the Mumias-Kakamega road, told National Super Alliance (NASA) leaders to forget their votes for not supporting efforts to prosecute the culprits.

• Mt Kenya farmers rake in Sh630m from coffee initiative

  
  2 weeks ago
  More than 42,000 coffee farmers from 12 co-operative societies in the Mt Kenya region earned Sh630 million last month. The rich pickings came from 7.3 million kilos of cherry delivered, thanks to a new farming initiative.

• Coffee farmers demonstrate delay by cooperative to pay them

  
  1 month ago
  Hundreds of coffee farmers from Central Ngandori Co-operative Society yesterday continued with their protest against delayed payment.

• MPs allege government plan to sell out Mumias

  
  1 month ago
  Two MPs have said the national government is planning to sell Mumias Sugar Company to foreign investors.

• Mystery of Sh120m for Baringo coffee farmers

  
  1 month ago
  Coffee farmers from Baringo County have complained to Deputy President William Ruto over the disbursement of a Sh120 million loan they applied for from the Commodities Fund

• Farmers stop ploughing but harvest more food and jobs

  
  1 month ago
  On a five-acre piece of land being prepared for planting, James Mwenda shouts at his two oxen, commanding them to move in a straight line as they pull a ripper that cuts a long slit into the unploughed ground.

• If only Kenyan farmers went on strike

  
  1 month ago
  Next time you threaten to strike, ask yourself how it would be if farmers downed their tools