Kenya
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Farmers in Kenyan ASAL to receive climate-tolerant seeds from a USAID project
KENYA – Kenyan farmers in arid and semi-arid (ASAL) regions can now access drought-tolerant seeds after the success of a USAID project designed to increase…
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KALRO rolls out ‘Mkulima Shop Initiative’ to bring certified seeds closer to farmers
KENYA – The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has rolled out an elaborate program to scale up the availability of certified seeds across…
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KEPHIS embarks on the fight against fake seeds, seeks to increase workforce by 12.5%
KENYA – The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) has embarked on a move to increase its workforce by 12.5 percent this year to boost…
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Kenya to spend US$13.4M on grain dryers ahead of the predicted El Niño, expects 40 million bags of maize
Kenya – In anticipation of the impending El Nino phenomenon, the government has allocated KES2 billion (US$13.5M) for the acquisition of grain dryers to mitigate…
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Ukraine plans to establish a grain hub in Kenya
KENYA – Ukraine plans to install a cereal hub at the port of Mombasa to increase its exports to East Africa. This was announced by…