The Department of Agriculture and Agribusiness on Tuesday hosted the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) who are currently in the County to train Agricultural officers ahead of trials that are set to be undertaken in Uasin Gishu County. County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture Mr. Edward Sawe, Accompanied by Agriculture Chief Officer Elijah Koech praise...
The County Government of Uasin Gishu, Department of Agriculture through the Micro Enterprise Support Program Trust(MESPT) on Friday hosted financial institutions in a program seeking to support farmers’ access to the funds, strengthen food production and create more jobs in the agriculture sector. The progamme is designed to assist farmers to confront challenges they are...
The County Government of Uasin Gishu is focused on creating an environment to support realization of high and quality agricultural production. Officials from Michigan State University in the US, are working with the County, to undertake, among others, soil research and analysis. Speaking while hosting the visiting delegation,County Executive Committee Member for Agriculture, Edward Sawe,...
The County Government Of Uasin Gishu, Department of Agriculture on Tuesday held a consultative meeting with County officers drawn from Agriculture, Agribusiness, Livestock, Fisheries, Environment, and Cooperatives to carry out a mapping exercise ahead of the implementation of the Resource Management model. Speaking during the meeting, Agriculture CECM Mr. Edward Sawe said that the exercise...
The County’s Department of Agriculture and Livestock has partnered with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and USAid to train veterinary officers on prevention, detection and timely responses to disease outbreaks. FAO and USAid officials are in the Uasin Gishu for the graduation of trainees on front-line service applied Epidemiology dissemination and graduation workshop, a...
The County Government of Uasin Gishu on Monday hosted the presidential Economic Transformation Secretariat (PETs) who are in the County for a sensitization meeting on the farm Resource Management model. Speaking during the meeting, Agriculture CECM Mr. Edward Sawe pledged the county’s willingness to work with all stakeholders in sensitizing and ensuring the implementation of...
Governor Jonathan Bii on Thursday presided over the official opening of the 2023 Eldoret ASK Show. The show has been ongoing since March 1, 2023, and is expected to come to an end on Saturday. Speaking after visiting various exhibitors that are gracing the show – which is the biggest in the North Rift region,...
As the County Government of Uasin Gishu continues with its diversification calls among the county farmers to realize increased food production, the same calls were on Wednesday echoed by Kesses Member of Parliament Hon CPA Julius Rutto when he officially graced the opening of this year’s Eldoret National Agricultural Show. The event themed Promoting Climate...
Farmers in Uasin Gishu that ventured into coffee farming have already started reaping from the fruits of heeding to the diversification calls. While farmers have been planting maize since time immemorial, most of them have faced many challenges among them poor prices and high cost of production. But with the onset of devolution, the County...
Farmers in Uasin Gishu County have been urged to attend the upcoming Eldoret Agrcutultural Show of Kenya (ASK). Agriculture and Agribusiness Chief Officer Elijah Koech says preparations for The ASK Show scheduled to start on March 1, 2023, are in the final stages. He said the Show will provide training opportunities for several new technologies...
