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Quinoa: The New Cash Crop for Kenyan Farmers
01
May
Quinoa, a climate-smart crop that can withstand harsh weather conditions, was declared the crop of the year globally in 2013. A decade later, the crop has been introduced in Kenya by the Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) has started commercialising quinoa after it proved to be a […]
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Solutions towards progressive agriculture policies
27
Jul
The Agriculture and Food Authority Act No. 13 of 2013 consolidates the laws on the regulation and promotion of agriculture; it establishes the Agriculture and Food Authority, AFA (the authority which is the regulator), and makes provision for the respective roles of the national and county governments in agriculture (excluding livestock), as per the Fourth […]