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New hybrid rice dubbed 'Atieno' to boost harvests by 65 per cent

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The first locally-bred hybrid rice seed will be available to farmers from next week.

New hybrid rice dubbed 'Atieno' to boost harvests by 65 per cent

By Dalton Nyabundi | 4 years ago

GM foods now part of our diet

GM foods now part of our diet

The barring of a 240,000 tonne import consignment of genetically modified maize in Mombasa may be just the tip of a huge iceberg of silent plans to make such foods increasingly available in Kenya.

| 11 years ago

Raila explains how agency was contracted to test controversial maize

Raila explains how agency was contracted to test controversial maize

A private firm contracted to conduct tests on the controversial maize was single-sourced, Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said.

| 12 years ago

Ping-pong games played at port with imported maize leads to Sh217m waste

Ping-pong games played at port with imported maize leads to Sh217m waste

The game of ping-pong over the status of a 6,200 tonne maize consignment imported by Government has brought credibility of public agencies charged with food safety into focus.

| 12 years ago

Science, not politics, informs pesticides petition

There is evidence to show pesticides can cause can...

Science, not politics, informs pesticides petition

By Eustace Kiarii | Jan 30, 2020

Kephis moves to protect mango famers from fruit fly damages

Kenya plant Health Inspectorate Services (Kephis) ...

Kephis moves to protect mango famers from fruit fly damages

By Eric Abuga | Jan 22, 2020

My take on fourth industrial revolution

The biggest of these concerns is that Fourth Indus...

My take on fourth industrial revolution

By Stellar Murumba | Dec 20, 2019

Njoro maize farmers bear losses as disease destroys maize

Njoro is one of the areas that was hit by a prolon...

Njoro maize farmers bear losses as disease destroys maize

By Kennedy Gachuhi | Sep 10, 2019

Farmers urged to adopt technology for improved yields

Authorities says the notion that mechanisation is ...

Farmers urged to adopt technology for improved yields

By Isiah Gwengi | Jul 21, 2019

Fight against fake seeds bearing fruit, says Kephis official

He told farmers to buy seeds from registered compa...

Fight against fake seeds bearing fruit, says Kephis official

By Joseph Muchiri | Jul 20, 2019

Team proposes several licences in miraa chain

Growers to conform to Pest Control Products Act an...

Team proposes several licences in miraa chain

By Wainaina Ndung'u | May 16, 2019

Kephis warns farmers on use of uncertified seeds

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Kephis warns farmers on use of uncertified seeds

By Philip Mwakio | Nov 06, 2018

Meet the professor of indigenous vegetables

Through Prof Mary Abukutsa’s efforts, mrenda, ku...

Meet the professor of indigenous vegetables

By Jacob Ng’etich and Hellen Miseda | Jul 28, 2018

Agency warns farmers as fake seeds seized

Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service has confis...

Agency warns farmers as fake seeds seized

By Mercy Kahenda | Mar 24, 2018

New hybrid rice dubbed 'Atieno' to boost harvests by 65 per cent

The first locally-bred hybrid rice seed will be av...

New hybrid rice dubbed 'Atieno' to boost harvests by 65 per cent

By Dalton Nyabundi | Mar 06, 2017

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