Eldoret farmer creates buzz in market with stingless bees
A young farmer in Eldoret inherited a hive of stingless bees from his grandfather, who…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Urban farmer dumps investing in real estate for pig rearing
On a small plot, approximately 25 by 60 feet, in the sprawling Kayole estate is…
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Village libraries quench farmer thirst for information in Vihiga
Thousands of small holder farmers in Vihiga County are now learning new farming techniques, improving…
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Indigenous vegetables promise farmers nutrients and profits in cash
A farming project in Vihiga County that encourages people living with HIV to grow traditional…
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Bomet farmer champions low cost zero grazing model
A smallholder dairy farmer in Bomet is inspiring fellow farmers to embrace low cost zero…
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Family finds fortunes farming together
Behind the half an acre farm that sits next to Thika River, housing two fish…
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Pig farmers cautioned against use of Kitchen leftover feeds
Researchers have cautioned pig farmers against the use of kitchen left over as cheap feeds…
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Scientists breed goat that survives climate change
Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI, have come up with a superior goat…
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Researchers develop M-Pig app to curb inadequate extension officers
Pig researchers in Uganda are developing mobile based pig information platform that is aimed at…
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Citrus farmers eye juicy future with pest control project
Citrus farmers in Kenya and Tanzania are set to benefit from a project that seeks…
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Bamboo farmers’ patience pays off as markets open up
A company in Kenya is training rural and urban communities on growing bamboo, propagating, harvesting…
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KTDA launch cashless system to help farmers keep thieves at bay
Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has partnered with Safaricom to roll out a cashless payment…
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Ruiru’s Facebook farmer reaps tomato millions
At 24 years, Harun Munuve has constructed over 40 greenhouses for his clients and built…
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ABC’s of Finger millet
Cultivation of finger millet has over time been on a free fall in the country…
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Online tool helps rabbit farmers track progress remotely
Commercial rabbit farmers can now monitor the health and performance of their herd remotely thanks…
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Company makes cheaper farmer financing a reality
Approximately Sh31.5 million in grants will be released to help farmers with ideas but no…
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Firm links dairy breeders to ready market using E-marketing
A creative dairy farmer is helping dairy breeders source for markets for their animals through…
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The man who brought Africa’s fastest maturing tomato to Kenya
A wrong seed variety that frustrated farmers was the inspiration that saw a vanguard agronomist…
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Organic Company turns trash to farm treasure, healing soils
An organic fertilizer making company is seeking to correct the acidic state of Kenyan soils…
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How post election violence frustrations birthed dairy empire
A desperate cry by her son for milk which she couldn’t access at the wake…
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IT consultant finds fortune in rare birds
An enterprising IT consultant is setting the agenda in poultry farming in Kenya with adoption…
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Online seed tool maps varieties for all 47 counties
Smallholder farmers, agro dealers and extension officers in Kenya can now access the exact seed…
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Sweet potato becomes food of choice in arid areas
County governments and organizations working in Kenya’s arid areas are expressing appetite for sweet potatoes…
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13 new wasp species to bolster war on pests
Researchers at the international centre of insect physiology and ecology, ICIPE, have discovered 13 previously…
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