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World Food Day 2020: Everyone has a Role to Play for a Sustainable Food System

Oct 16, 2020 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

Today is World Food Day which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.  The theme for

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How to ace the Chevening Scholarship Interview

Feb 10, 2020 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

The global interview period is fast approaching and after writing those essays and submitting references, the most important part is presenting yourself to the interview

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Public Opposition to GMOs is Based on Ignorance

Oct 19, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

Genetically modified (GM) also called transgenic plants are designed to acquire useful quality attributes such as insect resistance, herbicide tolerance, abiotic stress tolerance, disease resistance,

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World Food Day: Healthy Diets For A Zero Hunger World

Oct 15, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

Today the world celebrates World Food Day- on its 40th anniversary, it remains one of the most celebrated days in the United Nations calendar. On

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Secure Land Rights Key in Sustainable Land Management

Jun 22, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

During the last week of May, scientists, researchers, development partners and government officials from various African countries gathered at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) in Gigiri

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Why Bee Keeping Could be a Multimillion Venture in Kenya

May 23, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

On Monday 20th May, the globe marked World Bee Day. The day was set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017 to coincide with

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Partnerships Are Key in Transforming Agriculture: Machakos Agribusiness Conference

Apr 30, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

In one of the quarterly publications by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in 2017, H.E. Olusegun Obasajo, the Chair of the Africa

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Reduce Loss and Waste to Achieve Food Security

Mar 15, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

As the world grapples with the challenge of feeding an ever increasing global population from diminishing natural resources, food loss and waste have become critical

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Biodiversity Key to Achieving Sustainable Food Production

Mar 7, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations recently released a report on the State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Biodiversity

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How Conservation Agriculture Could Solve Food Insecurity in Arid & Semi-Arid Lands

Feb 15, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

Over three quarters of Kenya’s land is classified as arid or semi-arid (ASALs) with 20% of this having high to middle potential for agriculture. The

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It’s World Pulse Day! Let’s Celebrate Pulses

Feb 10, 2019 sofiajomo

It is the 10th of February – World Pulses Day. These small-sized seeds are so power-packed that they deserve to be celebrated on a set

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Why This Year’s (Agriculture) Census is Important

Jan 28, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

Kenya will hold its first ever agriculture census this year. It will be integrated with the National Population and Housing Census which is conducted every

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Why Agriculture Should Top in Uhuru’s Big Four Agenda

Jan 2, 2019 Samuel Ndungu Wairimu

On 12th December 2017, President Uhuru Kenyatta in his Jamhuri Day celebrations speech identified four key priority areas his last term would focus on. They

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