Scientists use birds to understand weather changes
A project by the Drought Monitoring Centre is now embracing traditional weather indicators like bird…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
North Eastern livestock market doubles households’ incomes
A livestock market in Northern Kenya is assisting residents dictate market prices and shielding them…
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100 acre dairy farm milks income in dry land
The humid and rocky Ole’ Sirkon area within Kajiado county can be considered a hardship…
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Sugarcane farmers use beetles to tame pest
Sugar cane farmers in Uganda are using specially bred beetles to tame the voracious white-scale…
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Tax regime puts brakes on rising sorghum sector
Emerging market threats like the recent introduction of a 50 percent excise duty on key…
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Soil book captures Africa’s projects to tame infertility
A publication that details the the numerous soil fertility challenges facing smallholder farmers has been…
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Communal grazing model tames land conflict
A group of pastoralists in Rift Valley are using scarce land for grazing, cultivation and…
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Scientists breed nutritionally rich yam bean
Farmers in Uganda are poised to benefit from a nutritionally superior yam bean with the…
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Farmers stem food waste with low cost drying technologies
A growing demand for dried foods especially by a rising local market and exports has…
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New water harvesting project showers Marsabit farms
A high return project in Marsabit that stalled due to water shortages has inspired farmers…
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Organisation connects pastoralists to cash on delivery markets
Kenya’s disorganized livestock industry with its subsistence approach, poor quality standards and unfair trade practices…
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Milk container spares farmers milk spillage woes
A unique plastic container that prevents milk spillage due to its designs while easily spotting…
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Backyard fish farms increase household incomes
Maurice Okoth, has been a fisherman in Lake Victoria for the last three decades. But…
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New maize variety triples yields,withstands harsh weather
Smallholder farmers over reliance on seed varieties from as early as 1930’s has been blamed…
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Farmers beat high seed prices with mini packs
After being a maize farmer for three decades, former high school teacher Athanus Kioko noticed…
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Value addition efforts inspire farming for export
Passion fruit farmers in Rift Valley have been earning a quarter from the sale of…
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Sunflower boosts milk yields and income amid feed shortage
An incessant milk shortage in the country occasioned by lack of animal feeds has put…
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Dairy loan insures cows, increases income
A new dairy credit financing model is giving anyone interested in dairy farming easier ways…
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Scientists use wild tomatoes to breed superior varieties
Scientists have identified and published the genetic traits of African rice and wild tomatoes which…
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Hotels demand for tomatoes more than triple young farmers’ incomes
A decision by a group of young men to dump their small businesses that used…
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Farmers replenish soils, produce own oils with Moringa project
A project that is using Moringa oleifera commonly referred to as miracle tree to replenish…
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New crop protection chemical tames voracious flower pests
Kenya flowers are headed for good times with the introduction of a new crop protection…
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Profit and loss sharing credit model entices youth to farming
Farm Capital Africa, an investment platform for sustainable agribusiness activities, is redesigning lending culture in…
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Pastoralists dump cows for gum tree as demand soars
The soaring demand for a naturally occurring component from the barks of the Acacia tree,…
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