Food and Agriculture Organisation

Time to reflect deeply on our food system

Reading Time: 2 minutes The coronavirus pandemic continues to have major repercussions on society and economies, threatening development prospects on a massive scale. Agriculture, […]

Farmers suffer huge losses as locusts wreak havoc

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Nicholas Waitathu and George Kebaso Kawira wa Leonard, a mother of nine, is staring at a total wipe out […]

Tea production dip 0.7pc as global glut pushes down prices

Reading Time: 2 minutes FARMERS: The volume of green leaf produced by smallholder tea farmers under Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) management dropped by […]

Second wave of locusts threat to food security, says agency

Reading Time: 2 minutes The country has been hit by a second wave of desert locusts believed to be from the Middle East and […]

Boost fight against locusts invasion, legislator tells State

Reading Time: < 1 minute Paul Ndung’u and Agencies The government has been urged to step up the fight against locusts that have invaded most […]

Food security fears mount as State battles locusts invasion

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mwangi Mumero Kenya is on high alert following the attack in  Wajir, Mandera and Marsabit counties by locusts that continue […]