Apex Africa seed congress ends with a call to adopt new technologies
Dr Kulani Machaba, AFSTA President By Liapeng Raliengoane I raliengoaneliapeng@gmail.comDAKAR, SENEGAL – The African seed sector need to focus its attention on technologies that can help it fight hunger and…
How efforts to counter resistance to Covid jabs have worked
Temperature check at a roadblock for COVID19. By Omboki Monayo | omboki2725@gmail.comAparticipation in the Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) science symposium lands me in central Malawi’s Salima District.The date is…
Urgent action needed to prevent premature deaths from HIV/AIDS
Ms Beatrice Anyiko has been a mentor mother since 2017. She sensitises communities on HIV. By Joyce Chimbi | j.chimbi@gmail.com Wangari Njau remembers well the 1980s and 90s when HIV…
Premier African Seed Trade 2023 congress online registration open
Delegates at the 2022 AFSTA Annual Congress at their trading tables. Next year’s online registration is now open. By Aghan Daniel |aghandan09@gmail.com The online registration for the AFSTA Congress 2023,…
JKUAT technology boosts Kenyan maize yield amid drought
Farmers are key during trials as they facilitate technology transfer. By Tebby Otieno | tebbyotieno62@gmail.com Agricultural researchers and scientists at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) couldn’t contain…
Construction technology uses renewable energy to give slum dwellers affordable housing
Eng Lazarus Asewe, project manager at Start Somewhere, inspects an ongoing construction at Kibera Slum, Nairobi. By Tebby Otieno|tebbyotieno62@gmail.com Victor Ochieng lives in a single-room block house in Kibera’s Mashimoni…
Kenya Forest Service to raise 15 billion tree seedlings in 10 years
David Njuguna waters indigenous tree seedlings at Karura Forest nursery. By George Juma | jumageorge10@gmail.comThe Kenya Forest Service (KFS) plans to raise 15 billion tree seedlings at a cost of…
Shamba system a critical tool to increase forest cover in Kenya, says forest service
Through PELIS, farmers enter into an agreement with the Kenya Forestry Service to plant trees as they farm towards increasing forest cover. By Joyce Chimbi | j.chimbi@gmail.com When Kenya’s Deputy President…
Race to protect urban green spaces on amid appetite for real estate profits
Margaret Wanjiru leads an excursion into Karura Forest, one of Kenya's iconic urban Agreen spaces with a monthly visitors entry of nearly 16,000. By Joyce Chimbi | j.chimbi@gmail.comConservationists are rushing…
Ecotourism: How conservationists earn a living from crabs and mangroves
Benjamin Karissa holds a mature crab. By Tebby Otieno | tebbyotieno62@gmail.comCrab is probably one of the most delectable dishes you will order when you visit the Dabaso Crab Shack Restaurant.…
