The Wambugu Apple: How Kenyan farmer created unique apple variety, turned down Ksh.30M offer

After planting the grafted seedlings, the tree produced fruits that were larger and sweeter than ordinary apples. The grafted apple tree produced between 300 and 500 fruits per year.

Win for coffee farmers as Gov’t opens direct international market

New KPCU Managing Director Timothy Mirugi said coffee farmers have for a long time been paid in Kenya shillings despite the buyers making purchases in US dollars.According to Mr. Mirugi, coffee consumers are paying a premium yet the farmers are receiving peanuts.

From childhood traumas to building capacity and confidence, Joyce Gituro opens up on Behind The Mic

Embracing controlled grazing, deployment of extension officers to bridge milk demand gap

From fame to alcoholism to finding God, Kerry Kagiri, speaks on dealing with career pressure.

We will streamline coffee cooperatives and boost production - CS Chelugui

Cooperatives play a key role in coffee production but, over time, the sector has been stagnant and not borne fruit to farmers.One way young people can involve themselves in the coffee agriculture value chain, the CS added, is through digital platforms where one can easily buy coffee from the co...

Agriculture is the only available job market for the youths now, DP Gachagua asserts

Gachagua said the government is determined to attain food security and stop food importation.  

From intern to Head of Radio at RMS: Nancy Kwamboka's story on overcoming cyberbullying, raising a sick child

Nana started off as a shopkeeper who drew inspiration from renowned media personalities to join the industry. 

Why it's easier to import onions than farm them in Kenya

According to agronomist Lucy Wangary, government policy has made it costly to farm onions in the country.This, she intimated, is because it is prohibited to grow your own high breed seeds in Kenya.Wangary observed that countries like Tanzania, where Kenya gets much of her onion supply, hav...

| BEHIND THE MIC | Inooro TV journalist opens up on bittersweet experience of losing a job

Born in Komothai, Kiambu county, Githinji attended Komothai Boys where he really settled into his passion for media. He told Behind the Mic that he started off as a Journalism Club chairman in secondary school.