Kenya Kenya: Farmers grow jack beans to improve soil fertility and reduce soil erosion Sawa Pius | June 26, 2023 This story was originally published in September 2019. It’s mid-morning and Anne Nyangasi is leading a group of farmers who […]
Kenya Kenya: Solar-powered freezer boosts immunization rates in hard-to-reach rural villages (IPS) admin | May 1, 2023 In the semi-arid southeastern Kenya region of Makueni County, Kamboo, Yindalani, and Yiuma Mavui villages are far from Makindu sub-county […]
Kenya Kenya: Traditional crops boost hopes for climate resilience (Trust) admin | April 17, 2023 Climate change is posing a threat to traditional crops in Kenya, where the staple crop—maize—is not as drought-tolerant as millet. […]
Kenya Duond Mikayi team encourages women to ‘just start now’ admin | April 3, 2023 “Chak achaka” means “just start now.” Chak achaka is a segment on Radio Mikayi’s Duond Mikayi program, a program dedicated […]
Kenya Kenya: Growing fodder helps dairy farmers increase milk production Clifford Akumu | January 23, 2023 It’s partly cloudy and the morning sun is shining intermittently on Samuel Mbogo’s green field of brachiaria fodder. The 55-year-old […]
Kenya Kenya: Regenerative agriculture as a pathway to a sustainable food system Charles Chulu | November 25, 2022 Worries about infertile soil and loss of biodiversity—along with the loss of native seeds—are becoming only more common. Many agricultural […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers use earthworms to make organic fertilizer Emmanuel Nyakwana Ongwae | November 14, 2022 It’s 10 o’clock in the morning and Caleb Omolo is walking around his farm and inspecting his crops. He stops […]
Kenya Kenya: Farmers use local materials to manage pests and diseases Sawa Pius | October 31, 2022 It’s a bright sunny morning and Shadrack Etangasait is preparing a backyard vegetable garden outside his iron-roofed house. The 31-year-old […]
Kenya Kenya: Rice farmers use ocean tides to boost production (InfoNile, Standard Media Group Kenya) admin | June 24, 2022 In the golden midday sun, Ozi village nestles in the tail end of the Tana Delta in Tana River County, […]
Kenya Kenya: Reforestation reduces risk of drought and brings back the forest (MongaBay) admin | June 13, 2022 On a hot, sunny afternoon in Migori county, Kenya, 480 kilometres west of the capital Nairobi, Susan Aluoch is preparing […]