Kenya: Contraceptives key to reducing risk of maternal death among teens (InterPress Service)
Eva Muigai was in her final trimester when her family discovered she was pregnant. Ms. Muigai, 17, lives with her […]
Biftu Radio helps farmers respond to locust infestation
While COVID-19 captured the attention of the world, several countries in East Africa were already facing an additional threat: locusts. […]
Kenya: Farmers search for ways to reduce the impact of locusts
It’s around midday and Douglas Kinyua is trying to scare away a swarm of locusts, swatting with a banana leaf […]
Kenya: Farmers boost earnings by making sugar cane juice
It’s about eight o’clock in the morning and Joseph Onsinyo is busy preparing sugar cane juice for his clients. He pushes pieces […]
Kenya: Mango farmers use plastic bottles to manage fruit flies
Josiah Mwangi’s farm is full of mango trees. Looking at it from a distance, the trees appear to form a […]
Kenya: ‘Peace ambassadors’ ease water conflicts in drought-prone Kenya (Trust)
Outside a small, secluded house in Maweni village, Kenya, a group of about 150 farmers sit together in the sweltering […]
Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion
It’s mid-morning and Anne Nyangasi is leading a group of farmers who are inspecting their jack beans, also known as […]
Kenya: Good irrigation results in good harvests for pastoralists switching to horticulture (The Daily Nation)
After losing nearly all his livestock to drought and bandits, John Nang’iro Ekalale switched to horticulture in 2016. Mr. Ekalale […]
Kenya: Farmers grow pineapples in challenging conditions
It’s eight o’clock in the morning and Barare Nyang’au is busy pruning pineapple plants on his farm. The father of […]
Kenya: Trees help farmers restore soil fertility and increase crop production
Beatrice Wamalwa smiles as she walks around her farm, surrounded by trees. She looks with amazement at the sheer number […]