Agriculture

Heavy rains have turned Usonga Ward in Alego-Usonga Constituency into a scene of despair, displacing residents and prompting urgent calls for intervention from national and county crisis management teams. With…

By James Bwire CECM Siaya County Sylvester K’Okoth oversaw monitoring efforts that spotlight a transformative shift in Siaya’s aquaculture landscape, where smallholder fish farmers are alchemizing modest grants into engines…

Siaya County is taking bold steps against malnutrition and food insecurity with the official rollout of a targeted agri-nutrition training program. More than 3,000 vulnerable smallholder farmers stand to gain…

Get ready to slash your farming costs and supercharge your yields. The County Government of Siaya has just dropped a massive subsidy bomb that every maize grower in the county…

In a powerful push to fortify Kenya’s pastoral heartlands, the Kenya Development Corporation (KDC) has unleashed a KSh 70 million wholesale financing facility to Eco Pillar Sacco, targeting livestock value…

By James Bwire Siaya County is standing on the edge of a sugarcane renaissance—and the message from Kenya Sugar Board Chairman Engineer Nicolas Gumbo is blunt, urgent, and unmistakable: no…

By James Bwire Engineer Nicolas Gumbo, Chairman of the Kenya Sugar Board, ignited a firestorm of hope at Vitican City Resort in Upanda Village, Sigomre sub-location, East Uholo location, Sigomre…

Berliners are scooping up free potatoes by the truckload as Germany grapples with one of the most bizarre agricultural crises in recent memory: a massive potato glut that’s turning bumper…

By Samson Wire In Siaya County, the Nyalore administration under Governor James Orengo has kicked off a targeted livestock enhancement initiative, distributing high-yield sheep breeds to local farmers. Led by…

What started as a government lifeline to tame soaring rice prices has exploded into a high-stakes legal showdown, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi and Kenya Revenue Authority boss Humphrey…

President William Ruto has hailed the signing of a Sh40 billion contract for the construction of the Galana-Kulalu Dam as a transformative breakthrough in Kenya’s push for food security and…

As Kenyans edge closer to Christmas, Baringo is bracing for one of its most anticipated festive spectacles: the Kimalel Goat Auction, set for tomorrow, Monday, December 22, at the historic…

President William Ruto’s flagship fertiliser subsidy programme has come under renewed scrutiny after a damning World Bank report revealed it may have wiped out more than 200,000 jobs across Kenya’s…

On December 6, 2025, the Siaya County Government officially signed a 10-year lease agreement handing over operations of the state-owned Usonga Siriwo Rice Mill to Nile Logistics Services Limited. The…

Hon. Sylvestre K’Okoth: Architect of Agricultural Transformation in Siaya County Hon. Sylvestre K’Okoth’s tenure as County Executive Committee Member (CECM) for Agriculture, Food Security, Livestock, and Blue Economy in Siaya…

The Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) has once again demonstrated exemplary leadership and innovation in the agricultural sector by clinching the prestigious trophy for the Best Agricultural-Based Statutory Board Stand at…

His Excellency President William Ruto, PhD., C.G.H., accompanied by the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MOALD), Hon. Mutahi Kagwe, made a commanding visit to the…

In a spectacle that blended prestige, politics, and passion for livestock, President William Ruto on Thursday, September 4, walked away with the crown jewel of the Mombasa International Agriculture Society…

Siaya, Kenya – August 19, 2025 Residents of Siaya County have been urged to prepare for intermittent rainfall, thunderstorms, and high humidity levels in the coming days, with conditions expected…

Hon. Vincent Junior Jaskuma has taken bold, on-the-ground action in West Ugenya, spearheading a transformative empowerment drive for widows—a group often overlooked yet central to the community’s economic and social…

In the heart of Siaya County, whispers of a familiar name are resurfacing—Calvin Burgess, the American investor whose Dominion Farms once promised to transform the Yala Swamp into an agricultural…

The High Court in Kirinyaga has temporarily blocked the government’s plan to import 500,000 metric tonnes of duty-free rice, delivering a major blow to a controversial policy aimed at lowering…

The Principal Secretary for Agriculture Mr Jonathan Mueke and his team was today received in Bondo sub-County of Siaya to access the impacts and infrastructural developments under the KELCOP program.…

Siaya County Government through its Environment department has launched a sustained campaign to revitalize avocado farming in Ugenya as it seeks to unlock untapped potential running into billions of shillings…

In agribusiness, the concepts of Value Addition and Value Creation are often used interchangeably. However, they represent distinct strategies in the transformation and commercialization of agricultural products. Below is a…

Cooperatives and MSME Development Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya today held a strategic symposium on coffee at the Siaya National Polytechnic. Oparanya emphasized that coffee is key to transforming rural…