Farming

This podcast is a voice for farmers to know about Climate Smart Agriculture, and benefits of doing CSA. We shall talk to Njoki Thuo, an Agronomist and Team Lead at FarmKenya Initiative from Standard Group PLC. Climate Smart Agriculture entails having background information to navigate through it. The host is Hellen Miseda, guesting Njoki Thuo, produced by Marion Munyao. You can get more informative content on YouTube @farmkenya, Facebook @farmkenya, Twitter @farmkenya254 and website www.farmers.co.ke

Kenyan farmers and animal feed manufacturers are struggling to keep their businesses running in what they term as high cost of feed and raw materials, with a number of chicken farmers in Kiambu County having closed down with small feed manufacturers facing the same dilemma. Join Philip Keitany and Martin Kinoti, the Secretary General of the association of the Kenya Feed Manufactures as they discuss the unfolding feed crisis in Kenya.

This podcast is a guide and a manual to every farmer to be aware of the changing climatic patterns – aiding to know what to plant and when. The world is estimated to have an increase of 70% of more mouths to feed by 2050. Will the world hit the target by 2050? We shall talk to Monicah Njoki, an Agronomist and Team Lead at FarmKenya Initiative from Standard Group PLC. Knowing the impact of climate change is half way through succeeding in planting the right crop at the right season. By so doing, farmers will be practicing Climate Smart Agriculture. The host is Hellen Miseda, guesting Monicah Njoki, produced by Marion Munyao. You can get more informative content on Youtube @farmkenya, Facebook @farmkenya, Twitter @farmkenya254 and website www.farmers.co.ke

This podcast is important to every farmer who has had challenges dealing with animal diseases in their stock. In this episode we shall talk to Dr. Henry Wamwayi who is a Micro-biologist and veterinarian with the AU-IBAR. We shall focus on a livestock disease of economic importance, PPR - Peste des Petits Ruminants also known as sheep and goat plague. PPR infected and at risk countries are home to approximately 1.7 billion heads – around 80 percent – of the global population of sheep and goats. It is estimated that this disease causes annual economic losses of up to USD 2.1 billion. Looking beyond this figure, 300 million families are at risk of losing their livelihoods, food security, and employment opportunities. Hopefully at the end of this episode you our audience will have a better understanding of the disease, how to identify and control it in your flock once it is affected. Njoki Thuo and Wayne Wafula are the hosts.

Leah Malot, a veteran athlete and now a Nominated Member of the County Assembly of Uasin Gishu has been encouraging farmers to venture into coffee farming to boost their income.

As a result, she decided to embrace coffee farming in 3 acres of her Kaptagat farm to set an example to the farmers.

She started coffee farming in 2019 and is about to start harvesting her crop. In today's Agritalk show, she talks to Faith Kutere on the steps of coffee farming and the input needed to produce the best coffee quality.

In this episode we talk about youth in agriculture with a focus on the livestock sub-sector. It is estimated that 1.8 billion of the world’s population are people between the ages 10-24, the largest young population ever. With this number growing steadily, there is need to engage the youth in different agricultural activities. Agriculture has enormous potential for eradicating poverty, it takes youthful energy and passionate team players to make this a reality. This will not only secure the continents food supply and quality but has great potential to increase the contribution of Agriculture to the GDP of most African states economy and the rest of the world. Our guest today is Jean Baptiste Hategekimana, a young person with an impressive career portfolio. Currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer at Stewardship Agribusiness Incubation Center (SAIC) and President of African Youth in Livestock, Fisheries and Aquaculture Incubators’ Network (AYL-FAIN), a continental network set up by the African Union, Inter-Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) and partners. In our discussion we aim at highlighting the opportunities, encouraging and supporting African youths to take up their roles of engagement in agriculture.

Climate change and disasters such as wild fires, floods and rising lakes have been on the rise in the recent past. On today's podcast, Phillip Keitany hosts Prof. Shem Wandiga to discuss the cause and impact of climate change and disasters.

Fisheries play significant social and nutritional roles in Africa. The sector contributes to food and nutrition security, and provides jobs, in particular for coastal populations, which are often among the poorest and most vulnerable. On average globally, fish and fish products account for 18% of animal protein intake. Due to the growing population and per capita income, demand for fish is expected to increase by 30% by 2030. If the current trend continues without management, the poorest countries will suffer the most. To change this narrative there’s need for efforts towards sustainable use of the marine resources, governance of the sector and deep engagement with coastal communities to bring about transformative interventions that will give new hope to coastal communities. Our guest in this episode is Ms. Malebo Hellen Moepi, an expert in the Aquaculture field, from her experience we shall learn about the status of fisheries in the African continent and address issues related to governance and growth of the fishing sub-sector. Njoki Thuo and Wayne Wafula are the hosts.

This podcast focuses on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation as critical functions in building a strong, global evidence in any organization’s efforts to achieve set objectives. It is the tool that enables different organizations measure the success of their measures and approaches. At the programme level, the purpose of monitoring and evaluation is to track implementation and outputs systematically, and measure the effectiveness of programmes. It helps determine exactly when a programme is on track and when changes may be needed. It forms the basis for modification of interventions and assessing the quality of activities being conducted. Our guests who are Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists expound on AU-IBAR monitoring and Evaluation activities as a key component in the success of their various strategies in the animal resources sector.

Over the years the mismanagement of Kenya's coffee sector saw a number of farmers abandon the crop, a move that saw Kenya's coffee production dropping from 130,000 metric tons to the current 40,000 metric tons. But now a new generation of young players in the sector are trying to improve the fortunes of small scale farmers, by introducing them to contract farming and specialty markets. Join Philip Keitany and Sammy Wachieni to learn more about this efforts.