by admin | Feb 10, 2026 | Crops, Policy and Legislation, Technology
1). Sifted maize meal is a refined staple used for making ugali and porridge in Kenya 2). Sifted maize meal is lower in fibre than whole grain maize as its bran and germ have been removed RELATED: Ever Tasted, Let Alone Grown, Black Maize? 3). Sifting removes the...
by admin | Mar 19, 2025 | Crops
By Ogova Ondego Published March 19, 2025 If you want a fruit that contributes richly to your overall wellbeing with low input but high Return on Investment (RoI), then that is African Gooseberry whose scientific name is Physalis peruviana. Though growing wild in...
by admin | Dec 6, 2024 | Crops, Environment / Climate Change, Livestock
By IFAD Published December 6, 2024 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have launched a new programme aimed at strengthening efforts to transform global agrifood systems – from farm to...
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 | Aug 1, 2024 | Apiculture
By Khalifa Hemed Rural development projects financed by a specialised agency of the United Nations have contributed to increased productivity, incomes and food security in Kenya. According to a report presented in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on December 5, 2018,...