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 Top Corporate Podcast in Kenya. Although MARKUP Kenya is implemented in 12 counties, the podcast series has gained listenership and visibility in Africa and beyond....
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. However, these farmers can be able to secure and sustain markets if they work together. They need to work in groups so that they can...
Capacity building for stakeholders along the agriculture sector is key towards enhancing food safety and market access. In this light, the EU-funded MARKUP Kenya program has been keen on training various stakeholders on different, relevant aspects. Among the trainings which have happened in the month of November 2021 include: Training on implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017...
Farms in Makueni County are characterized by mango plantations with the crop being at different stages of development. Some are flowering while others have rather young fruits and others are bigger, probably ready for harvest in a few weeks. As we are made to understand, the variations in stages of development is a result of...
Passion fruits are popular especially for their pulp and juice. These fruits are loaded with nutrients such as Vitamins A and C, as well as iron. Economically, passion fruits have market potential both locally and internationally. In Kenya though, passion fruits farming is faced with various challenges such as woodiness disease, Uganda passiflora virus, fusarium...
The role of the media in informing, inspiring influencing change, educating and shaping the national and international agenda, can never be ignored. Better still, media practitioners are great partners in development matters and very important in reaching out to the public. However, sometime there are knowledge gaps, which hinder journalists from reporting the right things...
In marking the World Youth Skills Day, EU-funded MARKUP Kenya communication team spent time with Edwin Rono, 32, who has beaten all odds to venture into passion fruits farming. This is especially with the projects, aim to empower youth and women, across selected value chains in the 12 counties where it is implemented. Based in...
With support from the European Union (EU), Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP) Kenya joins the rest of the world in marking the World Food Safety Day. This year’s theme of ‘Safe Food Today for a Healthy Tomorrow’ is a call for all stakeholders to actively play their role in ensuring safe food, not only at...
On a chilly morning along the Thika Kandara road is the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) – run Practical Training Center. From the roadside, are well constricted story buildings and a well compound characterized by well manicured ornamental plants and grass. It is until you go past these buildings that you actually discover...
The mention of aflatoxin contamination often brings in mind maize, especially because it is this grain that is associated with food security, and therefore, receives a lot of attention. However, aflatoxin affects other value chains as well, resulting to health risks among consumers, business loss along the value chains and other negative impacts.
