DRIVE – Sixty Community Champions Trained

The Derisking Inclussion and Value Enhancement (DRIVE) Project team, today concluded Market Linkage Training program for 60 Community Champions from Tana River and Garissa Counties, at Lantern Resort in Garissa County. This is a significant step towards enhancing livestock market connectivity in the region, an initiative that aligns to the Bottom up Economic Transformation Agenda…

CS Mithika Linturi Enhances Agricultural Support in Meru County: Unveils Mobile Grain Dryer, Distributes Sunflower Seeds, and Inaugurates Aflatoxin Testing Lab

CS Mithika Linturi started day two of his three-day field tour in Meru County, at the Meru NCPB stores. In the company of National Cereals and Produce Board Managing Director Joseph Kimote, Meru County Commissioner, and other officials from the Ministry, he delivered a mobile grain dryer to the Meru NCPB depot this morning to…

CS Mithika Linturi Unveils Solar Mobile Grain Dryers and Subsidized Fertilizer to Boost Agriculture and Food Security

Five solar mobile grain dryers in Nakuru National Cereals and Produce Board Depot The government is determined to increase food production in the country and reduce post-harvest losses through use of modern technology and advanced farming solutions, to achieve food security. CS, The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Mithika Linturi PS State Department for…

Launch of Kenya Seed Company Depot in Bomet County

Today, CS Mithika Linturi graced the launch of the Kenya Seed Company Depot, at the National Cereals and Produce Board grounds in Bomet County, an initiative to combat the Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND). Both national and county governments have joined efforts to respond to challenges affecting agricultural productivity which includes; high losses in maize…

CS Lintui inspects a consignment of illegally imported milk powder valued at Kshs. 150 million, at KRA ICD warehouse

The dairy sector is a crucial pillar in the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda, with the government actively striving to boost dairy productivity to our targeted 12 billion liters annually. This morning, CS Mithika Linturi flanked by PS Jonathan Mueke, Kenya Dairy Board and the Kenya Revenue Authority officials conducted an inspection at the KRA ICD…