Courts rule organic farmers can sue over contamination by pesticides and herbicides

Exporting avocados to high-value European markets can boost the income of Kenya’s smallholder farmers by 39 percent, a new report says.The finding is by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and its partners. Currently, Kenya  exports just about 10 percent of its avocado production compared to South Africa’s 60 per cent and Chile’s 55 per cent. Moreover, Kenya is the third largest producer of avocados, with about 70 per cent of the produce coming from small

How can we stop farmers becoming extinct and inspire a new generation of farmers to stop the world going hungry? The average age of a farmer around the world is spiralling ever upwards, and these essential, frontline workers are at real risk of dying out. It’s an uncomfortable reality, but the traditional image of farming is considered to be low pay, low status, low skilled and, of course, back-breaking work. Yet consumers still turn up at the supermarket expecting shelves to

Kisii and Nyamira county avocado farmers have recently been celebrating the supply of about 18,000 Hass avocado seedlings. The Dagoretti North Legislator Simba Arati was behind this act of boosting the sector. The seedlings were distributed at Motonto village within the constituency of Kisii County. Furthermore, Mr Arati believes that farmers will benefit greatly from this added variety of avocados. Additionally, he urged farmers to take control of their market and weed out b

Introduction to Growing Organic Sage in Containers Sage is an herb that can be used in the kitchen and as medicinally. Sage is also called garden Sage or Common Sage and a member of the mint family, culinary Sage is a highly aromatic herb with a subtle, earthy flavor. Sage is good-looking with greyish-green foliage and beautiful purple-pink blossoms. It is successfully grown at homegrown indoors in containers or outdoors in garden beds. It is a perennial herb that you can grow in the gard