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Kenya Meat Expo

PREMIUM How innovative cooking techniques are transforming the meat industry

Dry ageing and smoked brisket are the top trends from the 2026 Kenya Meat Expo.


  1. PREMIUM How crop diversification is stabilising incomes in arid Kenya

    Working in groups has enabled farmers to diversify into multiple enterprises.

    Shadrack Ikunga
  2. PREMIUM From cabbages to premium strawberries: A woman's success story

    Ann Wanjugu has expanded her late husband's crop into a thriving business.

    Ann Wanjugu
  3. PREMIUM New coffee frontiers driving production surge in the country

    The rise of new coffee hubs: Laikipia, Nandi and Taita Taveta lead expansion wave.

    Coffee farmer
  4. PREMIUM Molo farmer thrives by selling chicken online

    From onion seller to poultry farmer: Lucy Ichuga's journey of resilience.

    Lucy Ichuga
  5. PREMIUM Farmers see fortune in growing of managu

    Farmers can harvest over 1,500 kg every week which they sell between Sh50 and Sh70 per kilogram.

    Benson Muchai
  6. PREMIUM How this farmer is leveraging eucalyptus tree as export flower

    Nelly expanded from a Sh50,000, one-acre pandemic experiment into a 12-acre, 22-employee operation shipping around 10,000 eucalyptus stems weekly.

    Eucalyptuslooking
  7. PREMIUM Why Gen Zs hold the key to Kenya’s agriculture’s future

    For Gen Zs, agriculture should not be viewed simply as farming with a hoe.

    Nsimadala Elizabeth
  8. PREMIUM Retired teacher driving change through crop diversification, agribusiness

    Susan began cultivating dragon fruit two years ago, having received clean planting materials with the support of Caritas International.

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  9. PREMIUM Mistakes poultry farmers make and how to fix them

    Farmers face challenges such as source of power and the high cost of chicken feed.

    Zedekiah Ayoo
  10. PREMIUM Kuresoi farmer thrives after dumping pineapple farming

    Starting with a single Arshey cow bought for Sh38,000, she built a herd of roughly 30 Friesians and Arsheys, growing her daily milk yields to over 100 litres.

  11. PREMIUM Turning Kenya’s beef and fisheries into engines of industrial growth

    Kenya can unlock more jobs, incomes and exports by transforming livestock and fish into higher value products.

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  12. PREMIUM How once-profitable pyrethrum sector lost farmers and markets

    Delayed payments, costly inputs and shrinking markets have driven pyrethrum growers towards potatoes, maize and other more reliable alternatives.

    Nancy Wambui
  13. PREMIUM Nairobi nuns balance prayer books and precision farming 

    On less than an acre of land in Lavington, the Sisters of Mount Carmel Convent run a climate-smart demonstration farm.

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  14. PREMIUM How Kenya can balance pest control, food security and environmental safety

    Managing empty pesticide containers is one of our key priorities in promoting environmental sustainability.

    Joel Mutai,
  15. PREMIUM Kenya’s dying soils: The drive for sustainable solutions

    Kenya's soil crisis: How farmers are fighting back with compost and crop rotation.

    Esther Wariara Nganga
  16. PREMIUM Kitengela deputy headteacher swaps dying livestock for lucrative pepper farming

    'I was determined, no matter how many times I stumbled.'

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  17. PREMIUM Meru youth turn to farming and thrive

    'I made and held my first Sh100,000 in August last year — proceeds from farming. It was a great feeling. I didn’t sleep for two days.'

    Clinton Kirimi
  18. PREMIUM Janeth Chepkemoi: The scientist uncovering life beneath the soil

    Just one teaspoon of healthy soil can contain billions of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa and beneficial nematodes.

    Dr Chepkemoi Janeth
  19. PREMIUM How innovator turns fish waste into farmers’ opportunity

    Elizabeth Okullow founded a data-driven aquaculture enterprise that supports smallholder fish farmers across East Africa.

    Elizabeth Okullow
  20. PREMIUM Homa Bay farmers ditch groundnuts for soya beans

    A simple crop is lifting Homa Bay women out of poverty and dependency.

    Soya beans
  21. PREMIUM How one farmer built a 200-pig empire from a small plot in Molo

    From autism advocacy to agri-business: Daniel Kanyoro's journey into the world of pig rearing.

    Daniel Kanyoro
  22. PREMIUM GBV survivors rebuild their lives through climate-smart farming

    From child bride to thriving farmer: One woman's escape from violence and poverty to self-reliance.

    Najma Ado Mohamed
  23. PREMIUM How farmer cut feed costs and raised her dairy output

    Former livestock specialist Josephine Wangechi creates quality feed for her cows.

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  24. PREMIUM Why revival of cereal sector requires research

    Uneven productivity, fragmented markets and policy inconsistencies continue to limit the sector's full potential.

     Booker Ochieng
  25. PREMIUM Bioponics thrives in cities, refugee camps

    From waste to harvest: the circular economy powering soilless agriculture for the landless communities

    Rose Ochier
  26. PREMIUM The hidden cost of livestock feed and strategies to cut it

    The key strategies to make meat, milk, and eggs more affordable in Kenya.

    Livestock feeding
  27. PREMIUM From four rabbits to over 100: Student's farming success story

    Rabbit urine sales help Kenyan boy make money, support family and boost school performance.

    Francis Karanja,
  28. PREMIUM Ethiopian super grain teff gains ground in Kenya

    Teff requires negligible production costs, zero pesticides and smothers weeds naturally.

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  29. PREMIUM Circular farming is turning market waste into agribusiness gold

    Experts say adopting circularity in agri-food systems can significantly reduce waste.

    Dr Christine Chege