Once in your life you may need a doctor, a lawyer, a policeman, and a preacher but every day, three times a day, you need a farmer. Brenda Schoepp The farmers of Kenya are critical to the country’s food and nutrition security. About 70% of the population live and work in rural Kenya, where agriculture […]

Smallholder farmers are the backbone of agriculture and food security in Kenya, as they make up about 70% to 80% of the farming community (Economic Survey, 2016). They also contribute significantly to feeding the nation, creating jobs, and catalyzing the growth of rural businesses, most especially in the sector of micro and small enterprises. In

Over the past years, the Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) has supported the devolution of agriculture to the county level by devolving and strengthening her county branches to better serve farmers of Kenya – KENAFF believes the pathway to meaningful and sustainable socio-economic transformation in Kenya runs through the agriculture sector where farmers play a

The potential of information technology (IT) is assessed broadly under two heads: (a) as a tool for direct contribution to agricultural productivity and (b) as an indirect tool for empowering farmers to make informed and quality decisions that will have a positive impact on the way agriculture and allied activities are conducted. Precision farming uses

The capacity building focuses on increasing an individual and organization’s abilities to perfom core functions, solve problems, and objectively deal with development needs to implement their functions and achieve goals over time. Capacity building is essential at all levels, from individuals, groups and national organizations (Horton, 2002). Capacity building is recognized as a must for