Agrobiologicals in East Africa
Biobased fertilizers and methods to control crop pests should be produced in East Africa and made more widely available to farmers. To make that happen, a new SIANI expert group tries to bring together different stakeholders from the local agrobiologicals sector.
A new SIANI expert group will explore how smallholders in East Africa can get better access to biobased fertilizers and crop pest control.
SIANI’s East African Agrobiologicals Working Group is creating a knowledge hub about agrobiologicals in farming. So far, local stakeholders have met for workshops in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania...
The paper Smallholder farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding agricultural inputs with a focus on agricultural biologicals was published in the journal Helyon as part of the...
The East African Agrobiologicals expert group has been active since the start of 2024. SIANI interviewed Allan Mweke, co-convener of the Kenyan working group on the progress and future plans.
A report from SIANI’s expert groups after their first six months of activities.
A new SIANI expert group will explore how smallholders in East Africa can get better access to biobased fertilizers and crop pest control.