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
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
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
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.
Capacity Building for More, Quality Higher Laboratory Services
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
International Day for Rural Women: Celebrating Women in Macadamia Value Chain
With support from the European Union (EU) Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP) Kenya joins the rest of the work in marking the International Day for Rural Women. This day is
World Standards Day: EU funded MARKUP supports KEBS with Certified Reference Materials
As the World Standards day is marked today, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has received Certified Reference Materials (CRMs) in a bid to enhance quality control in analytical laboratory
Training Agriculture Extension Officers on Global GAP
Over 60 Agriculture Extension Officers have been trained on Global Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), thanks to support by the European Union (EU) through MARKUP Kenya. This is the first group