by admin | Aug 3, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By Bethsheba Achitsa and Ogova Ondego Much of Africa may be endowed with large tracts of fertile land and a favourable climate, but perennial hunger and malnutrition continue to plague 265 million of the 1,033,043,000 (1.1 billion) people on this continent. A BBC...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By African Development Bank Nigeria should be producing more food to stabilize food prices, while creating jobs and reducing foreign exchange spending Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, says the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Policy and Legislation
By Toni Bacala The last decade’s global quest for sustainable energy has put crop-based bio-fuels at the forefront, and with it, the longstanding Food versus Fuel debate, the dispute on whether to divert crops to feed vehicles instead of feeding households. With...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Policy and Legislation
By Ogova Ondego Vegetable Production Technical Handbook is useful reference material for any one who grows vegetables. This book not only defines horticulture as the growing of vegetables, cut flowers, edible mushrooms, spices and herbs and fruits, but also tells you...
by admin | Jul 10, 2024 | Policy and Legislation
By Khalifa Hemed Just a couple of weeks ago, a single piece of what is seen as being the most sought after vegetable – the tomato – in any Kenyan market, went for Sh50 in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area. Today, that fruit-cum vegetable without which no soup or stew is...
by admin | Jul 8, 2024 | Policy and Legislation
By Khalifa Hemed More than 65 percent of the pesticides sold by Sygenta in Kenya are classified as ‘highly hazardous’ by the Pesticide Action Network, meaning they “are acknowledged to present particularly high levels of acute or chronic hazards to health...
