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.
Extension Services providers play a key role in building the capacity of small, medium and large-scale growers to meet the required market standards and enhance sensitization on good agricultural practices and code of conduct. Food safety, quality and MRL exceedance are currently some of the significant limiting factors to increasing export. A research by MARKUP...
On part of 15 acres of Viakwetu farm, 28-year-old Laura-Nelima Lubisa grows more than 15 varieties of herbs and spices. The varieties include rosemary, sage, lemon grass, lavender, lemon verbena, Artemisia, perfumed Geranium, Hibiscus, Mulberry, Gooseberry, stevia, and red raspberry, all farmed organically. Nelima’s farming journey dates back to 2018, when she left employment at...
Farmers need to be informed on correct use of pesticides and hygiene practices. Additionally, there is need for strengthening extension services, while agro dealers need to be empowered with the right information. A recent Baseline survey has revealed that weak extension services, coupled with lack of information on proper use of pesticides and hygiene practices...
![[Updated] MARKUP Photography Contest : Call for Entries](https://www.markupkenya.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Photography-Contest-Flyer-3-300x300.png "[Updated] MARKUP Photography Contest : Call for Entries")
Photographers are invited to submit work that showcases MARKUP’s commitment towards supporting smallholder farmers, strengthening regulatory frameworks and creating awareness on food safety issues.
MARKUP program is keen on promoting food safety along the whole value chain; from production to consumption. Among the ways of promoting food safety that this program will employ, is creating awareness on safe use of pesticides as well as trainings on Integrated Pest Management (IPM). We spoke to Dr. Nehemiah Mihindo, an Entomologist and...
On a Saturday morning at Ngata, along the Nakuru Eldoret estate, Sheila Khayi and Irene her friend, neighbor- cum business partner Irene Mashimba, are busy packing, weighing and labeling dried and grinded sage. The duo are part of a ten-member Virtuous Women Group, who have come in rescue of herbs farmers who lost market due...
