Verenardo Meeme, Rootooba, 2 July 2020 Kenya has introduced cocoa farming in its industrial crop sub-sector. The venture is spearheaded by Kenya Agric...
Kenya launches livestock vaccination programme to curb spread of animal diseases
By: Verenardo Meeme, Rootooba, July 2, 2020 Farmers have been losing livestock value to gaps in livestock vaccination resulting in little cash flow in...
Superior livestock breeds key to driving Kenya’s Big Four agenda on food security
By Marion Wagaki, Rootooba, 25 June, 2020 Kenya has over one million small-scale dairy farmers who keep over 70 per cent of approximately four million...
Scientists develop a collaborative strategy to tame invasive species in Africa
By Verenardo Meeme, Rootooba, 24 June 2020 Researchers have developed a collaborative strategy for managing invasive species in Africa for the year 20...
Kenya Embraces Micro-Garden Techniques to Combat Hunger During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
By Verenardo Meeme, Rootooba, 22 June 2020 The Kenyan government has established guidelines on simple technologies for producing nutritious foods at...
Fodder Beet Feed Supplementation Delivers Dairy Duccess for Ethiopian Farmers
By Africa RISING, June 19, 2020 A recent technical report by the Africa RISING Ethiopian Highlands Project highlights key successes in feed and fora...
Mask Production Puts KICOTEC Garment Factory on the Global Map
By Marion Wagaki, Rootooba, 19 June 2020 Kitui County Textile Centre (KICOTEC) started as a simple embroidery outfit stitching uniforms before inking ...
Africa RISING Partners Publish Soil Fertility Management Guidebook
By Africa RISING, 17 June 2020 Africa RISING project partners in Tanzania led by Job Kihara, Peter Bolo and Michael Kinyua (of the Alliance of Biovers...
Dr Rattan Lal named as the 2020 World Food Prize Laureate
Rattan Lal INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES Dr. Rattan Lal, native of India and a citizen of the United States, will receive the 2020 World Food Prize for ...
Reprieve for Households in Informal Settlements as EU Intervenes to Curb Food Insecurity Amidst COVID 19
By Rootooba Correspondent ,June 13, 2020 The European Union has committed Ksh 600 million (Euro 5 million) to support 80,000 food insecure Kenyans in ...