Improving the living standards of people residing in informal settlements particularly through better housing, requires ...

The language used in communicating climate change is crucial in how communities across Africa understand the phenomenon. This ...

Africa’s journey to becoming a global food basket will depend less on discovering new agricultural technologies and more on getting existing innovations into the hands of millions of farmers. This was ...

With an average annual rainfall amount of 275-360 mm, Garissa county remains one of the driest regions in Kenya experiencing frequent and prolonged droughts. This has made farming in the region a ...

More than 10 African journalists were recognized at the inaugural Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture ...

Tana River, the only water source in the area, lies about 2km from her home in Taleo village in the semi-arid plains of Tana ...

Agricultural stakeholders have been challenged to embrace sustainable ecological innovations, strengthen market systems and promote healthy diets as Africa seeks to build resilient food systems ...

Kenya has approved field trials for a gene-edited banana designed to resist Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a devastating bacterial disease that has severely affected banana production across East ...

El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of extreme weather over the coming months, according to the World ...

Kenya’s floriculture industry is increasingly turning to climate-resilient varieties as growers seek to shield the sector from the growing impacts of climate change, rising freight costs and global ...

Kenya has launched a landmark research financing and capacity strengthening masterplan, aimed at reshaping how science, research and innovation are funded, coordinated and translated into economic ...

Kenya’s transition towards a green and sustainable economy has received a major boost following the unveiling of a 5.4 million euro (Kshs.811 million) programme by the European Union (EU) and its ...