Polytechnic club entices youth to farming
An agribusiness club targeting rural youth and those in polytechnics is recording success as youth…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Fake seeds choke farms and earnings
Kenya is ahead of its regional peers in making seeds accessible to smallholder farmers, but…
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Volatile markets, rebels take toll on Uganda cotton
Prolonged rebel activities in Northern Uganda and the volatile international prices have taken a toll…
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Africa harmonizes policies to boost fish trade
An ambitious project aimed at improving earnings from fish sector as well as increasing production…
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Apple fruit farming
As one of the most cultivated tree fruits in the world and one of the…
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Farmer finds millions in courgettes
Joseph Magami is an urban farmer based in Kawempe, a Kampala suburb. For over three…
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Organic vegetable fertilizer doubles yields
An innovative Ugandan has introduced an organic vegetable fertilizer which doubles yields coming at a…
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Nandi youth group grows money in trees
A youth group in South Nandi forest area of Western Kenya is earning up to…
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Farmers, fast food joints find fortunes in Soko shambani
Over 1953 potatoes farmers in Narok and 17 hotels in Nairobi are a happy lot…
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Fish pond waste water increases milk yields by three litres
Over 300 dairy urban farmers in Uganda who have adopted backyard bucket fish farming are…
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Orphaned crops find homes in E. Africa women farmers
Orphaned crops find homes in E. Africa women farmersTraditionally neglected finger millet and sorghum that…
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Informal food markets more hygienic than supermarkets,study
Milk and meat from informal markets, which feeds most households in Africa due to their…
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Kenya welcomes bean varieties that reduces cooking time
Five new high yielding canning bean varieties that takes 27 minutes to cook compared to…
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Elite banana variety tames Uganda’s imports
Banana farmers in Uganda are adopting the first maturing and more profitable plantain banana in…
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Farmers boost milk yields with do it yourself model
A Canadian veterinarian’s 17 trips to Kenya to teach dairy farmers on good livestock management…
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Army general turns 12 acre land into model farm
An army General in Uganda has turned a twelve acre piece of land into a…
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Project seeks to harmonize Africa’s fish trade
An initiative to harmonize fish trade in Africa with a view to boosting household incomes…
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Researchers target beer companies with sweet sorghum
A sweet sorghum that yields seven times more than the conventional varieties, can be used…
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Commercial farm turns Ugandans into agropreneurs
Ugandan farmers with intent into commercial farming have received a boost with the introduction of…
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Scientists step up war on pig flu
Kalanzi Daniel is a small scale pig farmer from Busabala a suburb neighboring Kampala. In…
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Kakamega farmers triple yields with interest free loans
Kakamega farmers are recording a tripling of yields thanks to an intervention that has made…
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Potato farmers find fortunes in value addition firm
Over 4500 Irish potato farmers from Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo are set…
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Dairy farmers increase yields 5x conserving fodder
Dairy farmers in six regions of the country are counting an increase of milk yield…
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Telecentre points Tanzania farmers to Kenyan buyers
A telecentre in Iringa area of Tanzania is connecting tomato farmers in the area with…
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