The European Union (EU) will spend US$13.6mn into developing research on the indigenous crops and livestock in the arid and semi-arid areas of Baringo county to boost food production in Kenya
Agriculture
Rwandan government keen to raise number of agro dealers
The Rwandan government aims to increase the number of agro dealers in the country to 3,000 from the present 1,200 by 2018
South African government to create new job opportunities in agricultural sector
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will in the next 16 years aim to create one million jobs, according to minister Senzeni Zokwana
Researchers devise aflatoxin test kit for Kenyan farmers
Researchers at Egerton University in Kenya have collaborated with the University of Colorado to develop a simple aflatoxin kit that will help farmers in the field control food poisoning
New maize varieties given approval in Kenya
The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has approved three new maize varieties that are resistant to the deadly necrosis disease
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