CDA completes the first phase of its $30.3 million irrigation scheme in Taita Taveta, Kenya

Posted on :Tuesday , 25th May 2021

The Coast Development Authority (CDA) in Kenya's Taita Taveta County is completing the first phase of an ongoing irrigation and drought mitigation project. The new facilities are expected to enable at least 100 smallholder farmers in the Nakuruto and Challa areas to resume their operations.

Farmers in Kenya's Taita Taveta County now have irrigation systems to help them recove. . .

The Co-op Bank has secured $10 million in funding to lend to agribusinesses

Posted on :Monday , 26th April 2021

The eco.business Fund, an impact investment sub-fund for Sub-Saharan Africa, has given $10 million to Co-operative Bank for on-lending to sustainable agribusinesses.

The fund's first investment in Kenya provides much-needed funding to businesses looking to improve sustainable agricultural practises, which is especially necessary given the difficult operating environment gener. . .

Kalro receives Sh300,000 in EU funding to improve food security

Posted on :Tuesday , 30th March 2021

The European Union has given the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization Sh300 million to help with food security.

The funds will also be used to expand research and the use of climate-smart technology in the fight against climate change.

The AgriFI Kenya Climate Smart Agricultural Productivity Project will introduce the five-year programme.<. . .

Kenyan chamber of commerce enhance bilateral relations in Sharjah

Posted on :Thursday , 4th March 2021

The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) have explored ways to work together to open a representative office for the KNCCI in the emirate in order to strengthen bilateral relations and support the two countries' business communities.

This happened during a meeting between the SCCI and its President Ric. . .

FAO and UN to invest Shs 7 million in Climate Smart Agriculture

Posted on :Thursday , 21st January 2021

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nation Women (UN) have formally kicked off a Shs 7 million project aimed at strengthening women’s capacity to meaningfully engage in Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA).

The four-year project in three Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) Counties of Laikipia, West Pokot and Kitui is funded by the Korea Internati. . .