International Federation of Agricultural Journalists 2025 Congress website goes live in Kenya

By The COAST Reporter

Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com

The Media for Environment, Science, Health, and Agriculture (MESHA) has launched the official IFAJ 2025 Congress website through https://ifaj2025.meshascience.org/.

The site serves as the central hub for event details, registration, program updates, and insights into Kenya’s vibrant agricultural sector.

The congress will take place from October 14 to 19, 2025 at the Boma Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya.

The website offers a seamless experience for delegates, providing access to the full congress program, comprehensive information on field tours, pre-and-post congress tours together with cultural experiences, registration information as well as resources for delegates and media partners.

This year’s congress marks a historic milestone as the first-ever edition in East, Central, West and North Africa. Only South Africa has hosted it twice in the past.

“This prestigious global gathering will bring together top agricultural journalists and communicators to explore agricultural journalism’s latest trends, innovations, and challenges in Kenya,” says Bozo Jenje, MESHA chairman.

According to him since 1958 the IFAJ Congress has provided a platform for industry professionals to network and exchange knowledge.

“Following successful African editions in South Africa (2004, 2017), we at MESHA are proud to announce that the Congress returns to the continent for the third time. This time spotlighting Kenya’s thriving agriculture, sustainability efforts, and cultural richness,” adds Aghan Daniel, MESHA secretary and director.

MESHA is Africa’s leading science journalism network with over 120 members out of which 50 specialise in agriculture reporting and spearheading the historic event.

With two decades of experience in promoting science and agricultural

reporting across Africa, MESHA is well-positioned to host this global gathering to showcase Kenya’s agricultural innovations.

Delegates will explore Kenya’s dynamic agricultural sector through immersive field tours. These include visiting the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and Coffee Research Institute in Ruiru, Kiambu County.

This will give them an opportunity to witness advancements in dairy technology and value chain development in Nai’posha Dairy Farm, and experience the innovative world of black soldier fly (BSF) production.

They will observe how BSF larvae is transforming the production of animal feed by providing a sustainable and affordable protein-rich alternative to traditional feeds in Harcourt Farm Limited among many other tours lined up.

The delegates will also be spoilt for choice as they savour the great menu of fun and post congress tours to national parks and other touristic attractions within the city’s radius of just 150 km from the Green City in the Sun as Nairobi is famously referred in touristic cycles.