Sharon Akose
For a long time, many Kenyan farmers planted eucalyptus trees.
Farmer replaces eucalyptus with bamboo, indigenous trees
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Africa’s farmers to benefit from global push for low-methane, resilient livestock
By Jabali Digital
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), with support from the Bezos Earth Fund and the Global Methane Hub, has announced the launch of a three-year US$3.35 million (approximately Sh433 million) initiative that seeks to improve indigenous livestock.
Siaya teacher turns to poultry farming to boost income, urges youth to embrace agribusiness
By Sharon Akose
A secondary school teacher in Siaya County has turned to poultry and livestock farming to supplement his income, saying that teaching alone is no longer sufficient to meet his financial needs.
Wangara speaks on temporary closure of sugar mills
By Jabali Digital
The government has been challenged to issue subsidized fertilizer to sugarcane farmers across the country, in a bid to increase cane production.
Uganda imports Chinese hybrid goats to boost livestock industry
ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 1 (XINHUA) -- Nine Chinese hybrid goats, also known as Jianzhou big-eared goats, have arrived in Uganda as the East African country seeks to boost its goat meat production and livestock industry.
Feature: How spark of Chinese Juncao ignites "open-source" transformation for Tanzanian youth
Joel Bisoma checks the growth of Lingzhi, or Ganoderma lucidum, cultivated with Juncao technology at his farm in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman)
by XINHUA writers Hua Hongli, Lucas Liganga
DAR ES SALAAM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- In a quiet suburb north of Tanzania's Dar es Salaam, morning mist hovers low over a plot of land where rows of green Juncao grass glisten with dew.
World Insights: Chinese technologies inject new momentum into development of African countries
Chinese technological advances across various fields, notably in biotechnology, digital communications and artificial intelligence, have been contributing significantly to the development and modernization in Africa.
by XINHUA writers Zhou Haojin, Liang Ziqi, Zhang Yujie
CHANGSHA, China, June 17 (Xinhua) -- A small booth showcasing perennial rice technology developed by a Chinese company gathered a large crowd, with many of the visitors from Africa avidly taking notes as a presenter was giving a briefing.