PREMIUM Muranga's Kiganda becomes Africa’s first certified coffee estate The estate employs soil testing, biological pest control and nitrogen-fixing shade trees.
PREMIUM How agroecology is transforming farming in drylands In drylands, zero- or minimum-tillage and organic mulching help retain soil moisture and sustain biological activity.
PREMIUM Makueni teacher couple invests in dryland milk production Ndangili and Mueni abandoned maize for dairy farming after repeated losses.
PREMIUM How fish snacks are transforming farming and agribusiness at the Coast Francis Thoya processes locally available fish, cassava, moringa, groundnuts, cashewnuts, coconut and baobab into fortified food products.
PREMIUM From terror to sunflower farming: How Lamu villages found a new path Driven away by terrorism, reborn by yellow, silent farms in Lamu County transform into oilseed powerhouses.
PREMIUM How one man planted 100,000 trees and built a thriving forest group Seeds of Change: Peter Warui's success in tree farming and climate resilience.
PREMIUM Bridging Kenya’s maize gap: What needs to change Kenya needs between 3.5 million and 4 million tonnes of maize for human consumption while production is only about 2.3 million tonnes.
PREMIUM How paying for quality will build a more resilient dairy sector Kenya dairy industries must move from rewarding volume alone to rewarding value.
PREMIUM Meet entrepreneur transforming fish farming through technology Matilda Omollo started her fish breeding project in 2021.
Women at the centre of food security Food system governance involves the rules and processes through which societies determine how food is produced, processed, distributed and consumed.
PREMIUM How farmer turned two Sh1,500 turkeys into a thriving enterprise On his 100m by 100m plot of land, Benjamin Muturi also rears geese and guinea fowl.
PREMIUM How climate-smart beekeeping is transforming Makueni County Kennedy Mutua provides farmers with improved hives and queen genetics to transform the honey industry.
PREMIUM Inside Del Monte Kenya's new climate adaptation strategy Drones and drip irrigation are securing pineapple harvests in a changing climate.
PREMIUM How a women-led livestock firm is boosting pastoralist incomes LiveMo's training vaccines, and feed ends drought losses for over 6,000 farmers.
PREMIUM How to turn produce into high-value foods Prevention at the pre-harvest and immediate post-harvest stages is far cheaper than testing or cure
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.
PREMIUM How crop diversification is stabilising incomes in arid Kenya Working in groups has enabled farmers to diversify into multiple enterprises.
PREMIUM From cabbages to premium strawberries: A woman's success story Ann Wanjugu has expanded her late husband's crop into a thriving business.
PREMIUM New coffee frontiers driving production surge in the country The rise of new coffee hubs: Laikipia, Nandi and Taita Taveta lead expansion wave.
PREMIUM Molo farmer thrives by selling chicken online From onion seller to poultry farmer: Lucy Ichuga's journey of resilience.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
