AMPATH and Corteva - Creating Awareness on Safe Pesticide Uses
As we travelled through Western Kenya training farmers on the biology and management of fall armyworm in maize, we have learned that farmers are resorting to a variety of control methods. Some are “traditional” methods such as use of soil, fertilizer
AMPATH and Corteva team Training Farmers to Adopt Soybean in Western Kenya
Soybean, most commonly grown in North America, South America, and Asia, has only gained limited adoption in Africa. Although its production is increasing in some African countries such as Nigeria and South Africa, very small acreage is planted to soy
Strengthening Cooperatives in Western Kenya
At 80 per cent, small scale farmers with fewer than two acres of land, make up the clear majority of Westerns Kenya’s farming community.
Helping Small Scale Farmers to Defeat a Voracious Enemy
In collaboration with AMPATH, we initiated training for small-scale farmers in Western Kenya to educate them on the biology and management of fall armyworm, which causes significant maize yield losses in Africa.
Hujambo (Hello) from Kenya
I am familiar with East Africa as I grew up in Ethiopia, a country north of Kenya. However, this was my first time to be in Kenya, as a Corteva Grows Food Security Fellow to work on AMPATH-Corteva collaboration project.