The 13th World Potato Congress brought together more than 1,000 delegates in Naivasha, placing climate-resilient production, scientific collaboration and investment in local processing at the centre of efforts to strengthen food security and transform Africa’s potato industry. Kenya’s ambition…
Stephen Kamau remembers exactly where he was the day he decided mushrooms were worth his attention. He watched a woman order a plate with mushrooms on it and pay a thousand shillings without hesitation. Kamau, already trained as an…
At the 20th Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, the World Farmers’ Organisation called for farmers to help shape agricultural policies
For generations, the cow has been the undisputed queen of Kenya’s dairy sector. Now the president wants to add a challenger. Speaking at the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Summit in Nairobi on October 8, President William Ruto asked…
For many farmers, fertilizing a crop does not end when the seed goes into the ground. As the crop grows, there may be another trip to the agrovet for CAN, urea or another nutrient to support the crop through…
Why is technology becoming unavoidable in agriculture today? A question that has had farmers and experts alike networking to come up with relevant technological solutions to the many challenges affecting the sector. Speaking to Charles Amunga, CEO of Monarky…
Agribusinesses are collecting more data than ever before. Production figures, financial records, logistics information, greenhouse measurements, transport data and operational reports are becoming part of everyday farm management. But collecting data and making use of it are two different…
For horticultural farms, mechanisation is no longer simply about putting a tractor in the field. Modern farms need vehicles to move workers, inputs and produce, reliable power for greenhouses and boreholes, and increasingly, solutions that can improve efficiency while…
For Africa to build resilient food systems, the first infrastructure it has to strengthen is the one it has been farming all along: the soil
Kenya’s horticulture industry is entering a period in which producing more will no longer be enough. Climate change, global market pressures, rising costs, evolving regulations, and the need for greater efficiency are forcing the sector to rethink how it…