More than 2500 Mbeere residents are set to benefit from domestic water after Embu county government partnered with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) and the European Union to construct a 50,000 cubic meter water capacity dam. The Sh17 million Kamarandi dam will also serve as a watering point for more than 20,000 herds of [...]
Embu County government has reshuffled County Executive Committee Members and chief officers of various ministries to improve service delivery. Governor Martin Wambora said the changes are intended to revitalize the operations of the county government with a view to improving efficiency. County Executive Committee Member for Health, Joan Mwende has been moved to Youth [...]
The County Government of Embu wishes to inform the public that all services at the Embu Teaching and Referral Hospital (Embu Level 5) are going... MORE
Patrick Murangu Maina, County Programme Officer FAO Embu farmers are now well informed in conservation agriculture, thanks to Embu County government and Food and Agricultural Organization. Conservation Agriculture use specialized planting equipment that also allows the placement of fertilizers next to the seeds. Others apply fertilizers by broadcasting them on the soil surface without any [...]
Officials from Embu County Agriculture department, JICA and Ministry of Agriculture held a workshop today to deliberate on how the SHEP PLUS project will benefit Embu farmers. Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Promotion Project for Local and Up-Scaling (SHEP PLUS) is a project targeting 18 counties in Kenya to mainstream SHEP Approach in their agriculture extension [...]
Embu County staff in the department of Agriculture, Livestock, Cooperatives and fisheries were today sensitized on the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project(NARIGP). Officially opening the workshop, the Chief Officer Livestock Mr. A. Gatumo urged staff members present to remain focused towards assisting the farmers through the project. The project development objective is to [...]
Embu County staff in the department of Agriculture, Livestock, Cooperatives and fisheries were today sensitized on the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project(NARIGP). Officially opening the workshop, the Chief Officer Livestock Mr. A. Gatumo urged staff members present to remain focused towards assisting the farmers through the project. The project development objective is to [...]
Kenya Vision 2030 identifies agriculture as one of the key economic sectors expected to drive the economy. In this regard Embu County Government is keen in promoting competitive and commercial oriented agriculture through utilization of modern and efficient agricultural technologies. This is in line with the “Kenya Vision 2030” which aims at transforming he Kenya [...]
It goes without saying that the Agricultural Sector in Embu County and Kenya at large continues to play a very important role in the Embu and Kenyan economy. The sector is critical in Embu economy contributing over 70% of Embu economic base and generation of foreign exchange earnings and directly contributes about 26% of the [...]
