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This time of the year, the undulating terrains of the country’s food basket is normally a sight to behold. However, this is not the case this year.
A government irrigation project at Kapkoi Primary School in West Pokot County is supplying water to two schools and supporting year-round food production through greenhouse farming.
Main causes of food shortages are not technical limitations but poor policies, neglect of small-scale farmers, and inadequate investment in agricultural infrastructure.
Across the country, households are confronting a cost-of-living squeeze that shows little sign of easing, even as official inflation figures edged lower in June.
Three institutions have signed an MoU in Nairobi to strengthen climate services, research and training aimed at improving food security and resilience to climate change.
More than 1,000 policymakers, financiers and industry leaders are converging in Nairobi to confront a $100 billion (Sh12.93 trillion) annual financing gap that is hobbling Africa’s agriculture sector.
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