How to Increase Maize Yields from 8 to 22 Bags Per Acre For more than 10 years, Martha Muthoni has been actively involved in farming. However, for all these years, the traditional farming method she practiced has not been productive. “I used to plant potatoes, but they were not doing well. I wondered what could have been the problem. It was way later that I…
Farming Futures: A Teacher’s Journey to Climate-Smart Success It would be Lawrence Onyango Abwao’s daily routine to be in class teaching students biology and agriculture. But the last born from a family of 6 children from South Kanyamkago Ward, Uriri Sub County, and Migori County, chose a different path. The 25-year-old University of Nairobi, Upper Kabete campus graduate ventured into agriculture, a practice he enjoys…
Job Vacancies: County Agronomist Cereal Growers Association is a national non-profit, member-based organization established in August 1996. Our purpose is to provide a platform for cereal farmers to promote collective action for the sustained improvement of their farming enterprises while addressing industry challenges in Kenya. CGA works with industry stakeholders such as government agencies, agricultural input suppliers, financial institutions, output buyers, and development partners among…
Request for Proposal: Development of agroforestry designs, Kenya Background Cereals Growers Association (CGA) is a national non-profit member-based farmer organization incorporated in August 1996. Its main purpose is to bring together commercial cereal farmers to promote collective action to sustain their farming enterprises and address industry challenges in Kenya. CGA has a network of over 300,000 farmers spread over 26 counties in Kenya. CGA works…
Cereal Growers Association (CGA) a national farmer-based organisation in looking to hire experienced Field Agribusiness Coordinators to be based in Migori, Busia, Bungoma, Kakamega, Nakuru, Nyandarua, Tharaka Nithi, Embu and Trans Nzoia Counties. The job involves the coordination of all project activities at the county level, identification, capacity building of and service delivery by identified rural agripreneurs, facilitating sustainable private sector participation and investment in program activities and submission of the relevant…
Farmers employ different strategies when it comes to farming. For instance, for land preparation, options available could be conventional ploughing plus harrowing, minimum tillage through ripping/chiselling and application of herbicides (glyphosate) etc. Above the technical skills involved, there are cost implications and economic impact associated with these strategies.
Healthy soil is arguably the most important resource for any farmer across the world. Soil health relates to its capacity to support the growth of crops sustainably. Maintaining or restoring soil health however must be a deliberate effort of every farmer. Cereal Growers Association (CGA) farmer members in different parts of the country as well as Narok have been decrying the diminishing productivity of their…
CGA and AGRA Officialy Launch Phase II of The Regenerative Agriculture Program – A Scale Out Makueni County: 27th June 2022 – Cereal Growers Association (CGA) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) officially launch Phase II of the Building Regenerative, Sustainable and Profitable Smallholder Agricultural Transformative Systems in Eastern Kenya Project. The project is funded by IKEA foundation through Alliance for a Green Revolution…
Cereal Growers Association (CGA) is a national non-profit member-based farmer organisation incorporated in August 1996, to bring cereal farmers together in addressing industry challenges in Kenya. CGA works with industry stakeholders such as agricultural input suppliers, financial institutions, produce buyers, development partners, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), relevant Government agencies among others to provide services to its members. CGA aspires to be a leading agribusiness solutions provider through evidence-based advocacy, facilitating business linkages…
Cereal Growers Association (CGA) a national farmer-based organization, is looking for an experienced Measuring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) professional. The MEL Manager is responsible for the overall M & E strategy execution. The MEL Manager leads in the development of organizational related M & E systems, tracking performance indicators, development of data collection/survey tools, data collection and analysis, timely and accurate reporting. They ensure effective…
