Farmers urged to embrace new rice varieties to boost yields

2026-03-13 - 11:26

The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has in the recent past introduced four new, climate-smart, high-yielding rice varieties—Kalgold, Kalpaa, Kalfine, and Kal-Imara—to help boost production, reduce imports, and enhance farmers’ incomes. The new rice varieties are designed not only for high yields but also to offer improved disease resistance, faster maturity, and resilience to...