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2021-05-11 13:55:15 GMT2021-05-11 21:55:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
NAIROBI, May 11 (Xinhua) Kenya s local wheat production hit 270,000 tons in 2020, Anthony Kioko, CEO of Cereal Growers Association (CGA) told Xinhua on Tuesday.
Anthony Kioko said that local farmers were only able to grow enough of the cereal to cater to about 20 percent of domestic demand. So the bulk of local consumption in 2020 was imported into the country, Kioko said.
Data from the ministry of agriculture indicates that the major sources of wheat imports include Ukraine, Russia as well as South America.
Kioko observed that farmers require government support in order to compete favorably with subsidized imported wheat.
Kenya s Dryland Farmers Embrace Regenerative Farming to Brave Tough Climate
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Justus Kimeu on his farm in Kithiani village, Makueni County, Kenya. By using the regenerative agriculture (RA) technique this farmer produced a bumper maize harvest during a very dry season. Almost 900 farmers in Kenya s two dryland counties of Embu and Makueni are participating in a pilot project to see how regenerative agriculture can be used to improve food productivity. Credit: Isaiah Esipisu/IPS
MAKUENI, Kenya, May 11 2021 (IPS) - It is an uncommon occurrence to see farms with flourishing healthy crops in Kenya s semi-arid Makueni County. But in Kithiani village, Justus Kimeu s two-acre piece of land stands out from the rest. After embracing the regenerative agriculture (RA) technique, the 52-year-old farmer is looking forward to a bumper harvest of maize as all his neighbours count their losses following this year s failed season.
Smart technologies keep farming afloat despite Covid-19, climate change
Summary
Unpredictable weather, poor soils, rising cases of pests and diseases are increasingly complicating the food production matrix in Kenya and elsewhere.
With smart technologies and timely climate information, however, farmers can effectively minimise the impacts of these challenges as well as enhance yields and income.
Tuesday April 20 2021
Siyapei Enkare Gusur chairperson Joseph Tiambati at one of the group’s tomato farms in Narok. PHOTO | LEOPOLD OBI | NMG
By LEOPOLD OBI
Summary
Unpredictable weather, poor soils, rising cases of pests and diseases are increasingly complicating the food production matrix in Kenya and elsewhere.
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