Financier offers smallholder farmers cheap loans
Juhudi Kilimo, a rural agricultural oriented micro finance agency, is providing a unique farm assent…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
The time is ripe for Kenyan farmers to try out cheese making
As the consumption of cheese by Kenyans increases, farmers who have milk surpluses can seize…
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Farmer vouches for apple varieties that yield fruit in one year
Grafting is gradually getting the interest of many farmers in Kenya, with the increased productivity…
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Cattle feed on poultry waste, earning poultry farmers extra money
A FAO study showing that cattle fed on poultry waste increases milk production by at…
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Farmer selling 40-fruits-per-tree pawpaw seedlings
A farmer in Nairobi, Joseph Wanyama, is on a mission to popularize the cultivation of…
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Pawpaw gives 40 fruits per tree
A farmer in Nairobi, Joseph Wanyama, is on a mission to popularize the cultivation of…
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Export Council’s free product development course to give Kenyan farmers tips on how to penetrate the rich export market
The Export Promotion Council is rolling out a product development programme for enterprises and…
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Precision planters help farmers curb seed, time loss
Most cereal farmers waste a lot of time and seed through poor planting methods, according…
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A near free soil sampling initiative to help Kenyan farmers grow right crops
As the world heads into the last days of 2015, which was declared an International…
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Here are the agribusiness acceleration opportunities farmers in East Africa should look forward to in 2016
Accelerator hubs have managed to mold and finance some of high riding agribusinesses across the…
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Eldoret-based processor teams up with farmers to export tonnes of chilli
Eldoret-based export company Mace Foods, which was founded in 2002 by Margaret Komen, has been…
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Bulb-like camera could help arrest crop, animal thieves
A camera disguised as a light bulb is being sold as the perfect security against…
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KSh1 information service links Kenyan farmers with discounts on implements
Farmers in Kenya can now get farming tips, market information and discounts on agricultural inputs,…
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KEPHIS and county governments bring export eduction to farmers’ doorsteps
Fresh produce farmers in Kenya intending to export are now getting information on what is…
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New products to tame lethal necrosis set for market
Bayer East Africa have developed two products, which they say can effectively control the Maize…
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Kinango residents at a good place even after marauding rains
The El Nino rains have caused havoc in most parts of the country, but the…
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Kenya to adopt paperless clearing system in fresh produce market, bringing efficiency and foreign currency faster
Kenya is currently piloting paperless fresh produce export transactions with the Netherlands, making it the…
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Streak tolerant banana varieties to shield farmers from annual losses
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute (KALRO) has developed three Black Sigatoka/Black Streak tolerant…
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Yellow maize could be the promised solution for Kenya’s fodder woes
As smallholder farmers in most parts of Kenya grapple with shortage of fodder options for…
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This is what could be killing Kirinyaga’s catfish farming prospects
A few months ago, fish farming was introduced in Kirinyaga County as a profitable alternative…
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Embu florist pushing Kenyan farmers to embrace grafting techniques
Grafting is a farming technique that involves the insertion tissues from one plant into those…
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Steps to follow when slaughtering a rabbit for human consumption
Rabbit meat is considered healthier than normal red meat due to its high protein content,…
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Newcastle resistant chicken breed, which also produces more eggs now in the market
Poultry farmers can now rear Kuroiler, a high yielding and economical chicken that is highly…
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Superior onion variety promises farmers higher returns at lower risk
Premier Seeds Company is selling a fast-maturing, high-yielding and disease-resistant onion variety that has a…
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