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24 Agripreneurs from different parts of the country were feted in this year’s Annual National Farmers Awards. The agripreneurs were awarded during a gala event held at the Stanley hotel.

Western Kenya farmers have planted over 2 million Grevillea trees with an aim of hitting 5 million by 2015 in a project meant to provide income from the quick maturing trees while fighting climate change.

Kenyan pastoralists are recording steady supply of livestock even after dry spells a departure from the past, thanks to a livestock index insurance designed to compensate them for livestock losses caused by drought.

Farmers in the Yala area of Siaya county are using anthills to fertilize their soils in the sandy soils at a time when the price of chemical fertilizers has gone beyond their reach.

Over 1000 passion fruit farmers in Kwale County now have market leverage thanks to recently launched Farmers Produce Collection and Marketing centers, which will allow them to participate in price negotiations, something that has long been the preserve of brokers.

Agripreneurs in remote areas whose only source of clean water is a borehole, the failure or malfunction of the pump can have a devastating effect, leaving people without water for days or weeks.

The World Bank has launched a one-of-its-kind initiative in Nairobi that will assist local companies deploy locally developed climate friendly solutions

A single masters degree in agricultural engineering has been the spark that has transformed the fortunes of a community of agripreneurs (farmers) in Mukurweini.

A group of youth in Kilifi are earning from a native Australian tree in both the sale of tree poles and through planting it as a wind break for coastal hotels and residences

A UK company has developed a Smartphone app that can assist farmers monitor and protect their green house crops from ever changing weather conditions.