28th Apr 2019 STANDARD Digital The start of long rains across western Kenya has rekindled hopes for some 15,000 farmers contracted to grow sorghum for the Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) keg plant in Kisumu. Delayed rains had sent fears of possible crop failure and many...
April 25, 2019 THE BETTER INDIA What does it mean to each one of us? A question without an existing answer, a teacher whose guidance changed the course of our lives, or a simple idea you knew would catalyse change? There are times in our lives that push us beyond the...
Apr 24, 2019 Journal An ancient cereal crop offers market and production potential to growers in semi-arid regions. Proso millet took root in northern China more than 12,000 years ago and ultimately spread westward and found its way to North America thanks to the...
23 April 2019 allAfrica Windhoek — Farmers in Namibia now have new crop varieties of cowpea and sorghum that are more tolerant to drought and pests planted this year, thanks to nuclear technology provided with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency...
April 23, 2019 The Better India A faint yellow bulb lights up a corner of Prathima’s kitchen. Sitting cross-legged near the stove, the mother of two roasts the last chapati she has rolled out. Today, her children will have to eat just half of their usual meal. It...