Online resource center quenches farmers’ thirst for information
An electronic resource center is providing thousands of farmers with timely agricultural information thanks to…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Flower companies court solar energy to stem rising production cost
A rising number of flower companies are now embracing use of solar energy in their…
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Stunt resistant grass to the rescue of East African farmers
Over 50,000 farmers from Kenya and Uganda are set to benefit from a new breed…
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Domesticating stingless bees
Stingless bees are facing extinction due to pressure on natural resources like deforestation among other…
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Farmers play extension officers, halving Newcastle disease and earning from it
A model that trains farmers to be community based extension officer is halving the death…
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ICIPE seeks to tame bee diseases with training
Over 40 bee keeps from 26 English speaking countries in Africa have received training aimed…
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Beekeeping project entice farmers with quick money
A project to draw farmers to the neglected bee farming is yielding results with farmers…
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KARI launches feed making machine to preserve dwindling pasture
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute has come up with a low cost machine that makes…
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E-Pig assists farmers in pig rearing, boosting yields
An innovation that monitors the growth of pigs while pointing farmers to right markets is…
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Microfinance pours in cash and inputs for farmers
Small holder farmers in Kiambu County can now access credit and input finance easily thanks…
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Layered storage bags choke pests, reducing post harvest losses
Newly launched storage bags are saving farmers the use of expensive preservatives while helping them…
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Maasai women farmers lead in water harvesting
A group of Maasai women in the Olepolos area of Kajiado are leading in water…
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Sex trap tames voracious moth
An early warning system using traps that fake the smell of mating female moths has…
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How to deal with mange disease in cattle
Mange is a highly contagious skin disease caused by one or a combination of several…
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Farmer cuts niche in turkey farming
Patrick Mwangi an enterprising farmer from Mathioya County is rewriting the rules of agribusiness in…
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City families fight biting food shortage with urban gardens
Written by Bob Koigi for Farmbizafrica Bereta Wahinya a retired teacher in the low income…
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Conservation agriculture manual launched for Muslim farmers
For the first time in history, a manual on conservation agriculture has been launched to…
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Researchers launch high yielding rice variety to tame import gap
Researchers under the auspices of Africa Rice Center have introduced 6 new stress tolerant high…
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Farmers invest in homemade livestock feeds as prices skyrocket
Long buffeted by escalating prices of commercial feeds and unpredictable weather patterns, a group of…
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Researchers blend fertilizers to boost yields
Researchers are blending and customizing fertilizers to suit farmers needs as details emerge that the…
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Zero grazing reduces tick diseases by upto 8 times study
A study by the International Livestock Research Institute ILRI is advocating for zero grazing system…
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Project creates lowcost greenhouses for East African farmers
A project by US students is helping East African farmers move beyond subsistence farming by…
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Researchers decry dismal uptake of purple tea
Researchers are decrying the low uptake of the superior purple tea among farmers despite its…
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Smallholder farmers pay the price of poor farming policy
Kimathi Makira an IT graduate enjoys the dangling bananas and the succulent tomatoes in his…
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