Tag: Agriculture
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Fresh Step For Makueni Mangoes
Is the Packhouse strategy the Final Solution to Farmers’ Post-Harvest Losses? By Our Special Writer WOTE, January 3, 2025 Makueni County has taken a monumental step towards transforming its agricultural sector with the official launch of a Horticultural Aggregation Center and Packhouse by Governor Mutula Kilonzo Jr. The state-of-the-art facility, located near the Wote Police…
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Makueni, USAID Display Hope for Local Farmers
NEWS FEATURE By Special Projects Writer Muvau, December 4, 2024 In a move set to redefine agriculture in Makueni County, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the County Government of Makueni under its Local Food Systems program to promote regenerative and conservation-based farming practices. The ambitious program, targeting 5,000 households,…
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Governments meet over urgent Agriculture concerns
Kitui Governor Dr. Julius Malombe today joined his counterparts from across the country for a special sitting of the Intergovernmental Forum for Agriculture (IGF-A) at a Nairobi Hotel. The forum was chaired by Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi who doubles up as the Joint Agriculture Sector Consultation and Cooperation Mechanism (JASCCM) chairperson.…