What Farmers Need to Know about Pesticides Use
The skies are getting grey and the planting season is around the corner. It is obviously a busy season for agro dealers as well as farmers as the earlier sell
Food Safety Hazards
With support from the EU, MARKUP Kenya is keen on promoting food safety and market access for select Kenyan produce locally, regionally and internationally. This article brings to light some
Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs Conference Kicks Off in Nairobi
The Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs (FV&H) conference kicked off today bringing together stakeholders from the sectors, to address among other issues, the challenges and opportunities. The conference is an initiative
Linking Groundnuts Farmers to Market
The Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP) Kenya program aims at enhancing competitive markets and food safety for selected produce across 12 counties in the country. With groundnuts being among the
Public-Private Dialogue for the Horticultural Sector
The European Union (EU)- supported Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP) Kenya organized a half-day consultative meeting which brought together players in the horticulture sector from both the public and private
CELEBRATING RURAL WOMEN : Rising and Claiming Their Basic Right To Sustainable Development
On a mid-morning at Nyambege in Siaya, Veronica Akinyi is bee-bust tendering for her flowering groundnuts crop. She has been a groundnuts farmer since the year 2017, a venture she
Standards & SDGs: Shared Vision for a Better World
Experts have called for collaborative efforts towards development and implementation of various standards across sectors. This call comes as the globe marked the World Standards Day (WSD) which is observed
Small Holder Farmers Aggregate Produce, Access Market
Farms in Matuiku village in Nakuru’s Salgaa area are characterized by well dug fields with maize stalks from the older crop spread all over. Some farmers are busy preparing their
MARKUP Kenya’s Podcast Celebrates Milestones
The Mazao Talks Podcast, a podcast series by the EU-Funded Market Access Upgrade Programme, implemented by UNIDO has amassed a reach of over 12.7 million people, ranking as the 2nd
Training Farmers on Group Dynamics, Good Governance
Small holder farmers account for majority of Kenya’s farming population at approximately 80 percent. Their little farms, coupled with equally less production often becomes a major hindrance to market access.