Environmentalists are fighting to lock chemical manufacturers out of State’s lucrative fall army worm control plan after the Agriculture Ministry warned of the return of the dreaded pests. The environmentalists, alarmed that the millions of shillings spent on chemicals in the last season has not eradicated the pest, want the ministry to turn to ecological pest control measures. “We cannot afford to rely on solutions…
A stunning landscape of lush green looking farmlands stretching for miles past the forested hills and river networks, defines the landscape of Kilgoris. Kilgoris is a town in Trans Mara West Sub-county in Narok county. This town is home to fifty-five-year-old Chief Simion Koiseta an unsung hero in the village of Romosha. Simion Ole Koiseta or simply “chief” as most residents in his area call…
By Jaindi Kisero President Uhuru Kenyatta must have had good intentions when he recently announced that the government would buy maize from farmers at Sh 2,500 per bag. It was an improvement from the first offer that the government had announced of Sh2,000. Yet while the Sh2,500 per bag offer made for good politics, it was bad economics. I say so because as things stand,…
CGA is encouraging Famers in Siaya to venture into cultivation of sorghum as cash crop in order to improve their economic livelihoods. Speaking when he met Sorghum farmers and opinion leaders in Bondo Sub County, Siaya county Cereals Growers Association Field Extension Officer Mr Brian Etemesi told farmers to grow the improved variety of sorghum for better returns. Mr Etemesi said that through the Farm…
Wheat production in Kenya is expected to improve this year following good weather that boosted production across the breadbasket region. Cereal Growers Association (CGA) chief executive officer Anthony Kioko said production is expected to grow from 2.7 million bags last year to three million. The high production will reduce imports and check high cost of wheat flour in the country. Wheat price has been moving…
Cereal Growers Association (CGA) will now represent its farmer members in the maize task-force. This follows the appointment of CGA Chairman Stephanus Kruger into the task-force. This was through an official Gazette Notice number 11710 issued on 8th of November 2018. The task-force was put together by Agriculture CS Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri. It has been charged with the mandate to review and make recommendations on…
The annual Mau Narok Cereal Growers Association (CGA) farmer field day is an annual field event where CGA brings farmers together to learn new farming technologies and to interact with exhibiting stakeholders. This year, CGA organized the field day in partnership with East Africa Malting Ltd (EAML), Syngenta East Africa Ltd, Bayer crop Science, BASF and the Ministries of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, in Narok…
Since inception, Cereal Growers Association (CGA) has worked with over 160,000 farmers. Out of the 160,000 farmers ninety five percent (95%) are small holder farmers. Since agriculture in Kenya is a devolved function, county governments have undertaken the mandate of providing extension services to farmers. However, this is only a drop in the ocean as the public sector ratio of front-line extension workers to farmers…
Pesticides are an integral part of any agricultural activity. Pesticide packaging varies from plastic containers, metallic drums as well as polythene. Due to the frequency in which farmers use pesticides on their farm, there is a high environmental and public health risk. The risk stems from improperly disposing Empty Pesticide Containers (EPCs). In many developing countries, Kenya included, farmers are unaware of the health and…
