Crops of 2016-What to plant in February
Clever farmers are doing an evaluation of the year 2015, noting the mistakes they made,…
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Crops of 2016: What to plant in January
Clever farmers are doing an evaluation of the year 2015, noting the mistakes they made,…
2 min read
Growing Cayenne pepper worth KSh1m in Murang’a
In response to an article we published on the great market potential of chilli farming,…
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Nairobi fresh produce expo postponed
A fresh produce exhibition that had been planned for April in Nairobi has been put…
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USAID predicts great year-end for pastoralists
Kenyan pastoralists in arid and semi arid areas are expected to be food secure in…
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UK charity to buy cows for poor African farmers
A campaign dubbed Send a Cow, by UK charity Planting Hope is looking at ways…
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Model bamboo center breeding millionaires
Daniel Kimaru, a 60-year-old pensioner thought of selling his two-hectare farm in Nyahururu in 2011…
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Kenyan farmer film moves world leaders to tears
The story of a Kenyan subsistence farmer, Kisilu Musya, has been made into a film…
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Adults snatch rabbit keeping ‘hobby’ away from their children, making easy and fast returns
Farmers in Kenya are quickly embracing rabbit rearing owing to its , affordable starting capital…
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Sugar milling factory coming up in Narok
Narok County government has signed a deal with Ambeet Sugar Holdings for the construction of…
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Dagoretti farmers try out 2-wheel tractors
Small-holder farmers in Kenya can now use 2-wheel tractors to easily till their lands as…
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Duo arrested switching fertiliser bags
Police officers in Mombasa on Friday December 11 raided a warehouse in Mombasa, where they…
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Tomato paste plant worth Sh1.02b in the offing
A ray of hope may soon crack for Narok farmers if a KSh1.02b deal is signed…
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Planned milk plants promise brighter days for Narok farmers
Dairy farmers in Narok have a reason to increase production from the current 225,000 litres…
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Reprieve for barley farmers as exporter steps in
The barley market is bound to grow after the Narok County government and SAMM Ventures…
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Narok to get first frozen French fries plant
A KSh1.02b frozen potato chips factory will be set up in Narok, after the county…
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Sh1.02b slaughterhouse to be constructed in Narok
Beef from Narok pastoralists will soon access international markets after the county government signed a KSh1.02b…
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Sh510 million deals signed to set up milling plants in Narok
Of the KSh28.35b deals confirmed for investment in agricultural projects during the first investors summit…
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Narok secures Sh28b investment for agriculture
The County Government of Narok signed Sh54.7b deals with several investors during an investment summit…
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SAME tractors enter Massey Ferguson’s turf
Simba Corporation CEO, Adil Popat has urged Kenyan farmers to embrace mechanised farming, agricultural productivity….
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How to start off in bamboo farming
Bamboo is the most versatile tree grass with the ability to grow even in poorest…
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Central Kenya avocado farmers enjoying export opportunity
One thousand three hundred and fifty (1350) avocado farmers from the central Kenya, of whom…
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Eldoret dairy school brings hands on training to farmers
An Eldoret farmer has set up a special training facility to increase knowledge in dairy…
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Uganda President Museveni gets his grape seedlings from Meru
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni recently set up a grape farm after sourcing seedlings from Kenyan…
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