drought and food security Stories
Kenya will reprogramme all World Bank-funded agriculture projects to prioritise drought relief, directing funds to fodder, water and livestock protect...
Ten counties, including Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Kilifi, Kitui, Marsabit, Kwale, Kajiado, Isiolo, and Tana River, are already in critical need of urge...
Nairobi’s Dishi na County school feeding programme now serves over 300,000 children. Experts warn it must be anchored in law to survive political shif...
Cabinet has approved a Sh9.7 billion Livestock Value Chain Support Project to upgrade dairy and cereal production across dozens of counties, alongside...
Kenya’s Cabinet has approved a Sh5 trillion strategy anchored on new infrastructure and sovereign wealth funds to expand roads, dams and energy while...
A KNCHR report shows 2,848 rights complaints in Kenya, with healthcare, food, housing and education leading concerns and unmet socio-economic rights l...
A KHRC report finds less than two per cent of Kenyans control over half of arable land, worsening food insecurity, weakening county revenues and deepe...
Located on the border of Kilifi and Tana River counties, the project is one of Kenya’s largest initiatives to boost local food production through irri...
Plant-based foods like beans, grains, nuts and seeds are examples of low-emission, nutritious foods that could be farmed. New lab-grown meat or fermen...
The conference brought together policymakers, agri-tech players, researchers and development partners to chart a policy path for digital agriculture,...
Ruto revealed that the government plans to spend Sh400 billion on the High Grand Falls dam alone, with additional mega dams earmarked for Upper Easter...
The IRC warns that without immediate and expanded humanitarian action, malnutrition rates could surge, putting millions of lives at risk.
Urban farming trends such as balcony and kitchen gardens have grown rapidly, particularly after the Covid-19 pandemic, as families sought alternative...
The move aims to bolster food security and resilience across the continent, which continues to bear the greatest impact of the ongoing crisis.
African countries whose agriculture is less productive, with generally lower or poor crop yields, may not benefit as much in the short term from open...
If we use high-yielding seed cultivars, fertilisers and agrochemicals to control diseases, we can then farm a relatively smaller area and rely on ampl...
Across the region, farmers face annual losses of between 30 and 40 per cent due to poor storage and logistical inefficiencies, which worsen hunger and...
The report warns that the combined effects of these factors will erode household food security, deepen livelihood vulnerabilities and increase humanit...
The report further underscores that land degradation is not merely an environmental issue but a global development challenge that touches every aspect...
Construction is scheduled to begin with the arrival of equipment in September 2025, laying the foundation for the entire system to be operational by J...
The senators raised concerns that local communities appeared to have been overlooked in the project’s initial design.
AGRA cautions that continued below-average rains could push some areas into crisis, especially as poor harvests and constrained labour income further...
CS Kagwe emphasised that achieving food security depends on research, data, and science-based farming practices.
The President said Kenya must shift from a net food importer to a regional agricultural powerhouse.
Commenting on the shortfall, WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain said the gap between what WFP needs to do and what it can afford to do has never been...
This model can forecast where and at what prevalence level acute malnutrition among children is likely to occur in one month’s time with 89 per cent a...
In the rush to transform African agriculture for global markets, it is important to consider what is left behind or thrown away. Food waste is not jus...
Located on the border of Kilifi and Tana River counties, the project is one of Kenya’s largest attempts to boost local food production through irrigat...
Speaking during the opening of the 2025 A.S.K. Central Kenya National Show at Kabiruini Showgrounds in Nyeri, Kagwe attributed the bumper harvest to t...
Dubbed Millers for Nutrition, an international coalition advocating for food fortification, is urging immediate action to address these systemic gaps.
