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Topic: Farmers

Farmers urged to embrace smart agriculture to boost food security

By Purity Mwangi   2026-07-20 17:28:27

Farmers from Mt Kenya and other regions have been urged to embrace smart agriculture, new technologies and farm machinery to enhance food security and sustainability.

Murang'a county distributes lime to coffee farmers to boost production

By Boniface Gikandi   2026-07-20 16:54:36

More than 37,000 coffee farmers in Murang'a County have received free agricultural lime under a county government programme aimed at restoring soil health and increasing yields.

Sugarcane farmers threaten nationwide protests over delayed elections

By Benard Lusigi and Mary Imenza   2026-07-16 14:58:03

Sugarcane farmers from across the country have threatened to stage nationwide protests over claims of coordinated scheme to frustrate the election of Kenya Sugar Board directors

Court orders disclosure of duty-free rice imports amid farmers' protests

By Joackim Bwana   2026-07-09 19:15:20

The High Court in Kisumu has ordered the government to make public details of the duty-free importation of 490,000 metric tonnes of Grade 1 milled white rice amidst protests from rice farmers.

Homa Bay horticultural farmers receive generators to boost irrigation

By James Omoro   2026-07-07 16:19:14

Horticultural farmers in Kibiri Ward, Homa Bay County, have received generators to boost irrigation and combat the effects of climate change.

Ugandan farmers launch UK legal case against oil pipeline

By AFP   2026-07-07 09:37:51

Climate scientists and environmentalist groups have described the project as a "carbon bomb" that would unleash 379 million tonnes of climate-heating pollution over its 20-year lifetime.