Thousands of Makueni farmers are looking at better days growing sunflower with a ready and almost insatiable market provided by Bidco company limited. Through contract farming, Bidco has partnered with Makueni County and Safaricom through use of a mobile based app, Digifarm, through which farmers get agronomical advise, credit facilities and all the necessary extension…
Makueni County has inked a three-year partnership deal with Heifer International, a United States non-profit Corporation with presence in Kenya, to fight hunger and poverty in the county. The deal aims at creating a framework for joint agricultural value chains development with key focus on dairy, poultry and beef value chains. According to Heifer International…
Governor Kivutha Kibwana and deputy Adelina Mwau join other governors and Food and Agricultural Organization officials in the launch of the “Counties That Matter” food programme, a partnership between counties and FAO. This programme seeks to build sustainable food systems in counties as part of driving the food security aspect of the Big Four Agenda…
Kathonzweni dairy farmers on Friday were handed over a milk processing plant that will help in enhancing milk processing in the area and the county at large. The plant which has a capacity to pasteurize 1000 litres of milk per hour is a project courtesy of a partnership between the County Government of Makueni and…
Makueni green gram farmers are set to reap big from the crop as the national government steps in to promote the crop as a model one for the county. This was announced by Principal Secretary for Agriculture Hamadi Boga on Thursday during a county farmers’ field day at Kwa Kathoka KALRO farm, which the PS…
At least 150 young people from Makueni County will undergo an intensive three months agribusiness training at the Miramar International College, Nairobi. The 150 are representatives from the 30 wards, awarded scholarships by the German International Development Agency (GIZ), through the County government and KCB foundation. The youths will be trained on hydroponics technology at…
The government has allocated Sh 1 million to promote sericulture across the country. Agriculture Chief Officer Mary Muteti said the move is part of county government’s strategy to support poverty reduction programs. Ms Muteti who was addressing participants at a silkworm farming forum said the promotion of sericulture will aid income generation among the locals.…
Makueni Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana on Friday officially opened the second edition of the county’s agricultural show at Makindu saying that it provides a nearer and convenient venue for exhibition by farmers in Makueni. Prof Kibwana who was accompanied by Polish ambassador to Kenya Jacek Bazanski who had earlier paid a courtesy call to his…
Makueni Governor Prof Kivutha Kibwana has launched campaigns for the revival of cotton farming in the county. Talks are in top gear to initiate the revival of cotton farming with mobilization targeting previous cotton sectors in the area already launched. Addressing delegates at the Business to Business Forum held at the Kusyombunguo hotel in Wote…
Makueni county government has received a grant of Sh 110 million from the European Union to support the ongoing fruit processing project. The money will be injected into the Kalamba fruit processing project and used to initiate the expansion of the plant to enable it turn into a multi-processor and to create a packaging line.…