Sandalwood should be commercialised
Allowing for commercial cultivation of sandalwood in Kenya could shield the ‘golden’ tree from extinction…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
How to grow mushrooms for export
Mushrooms are fruiting bodies of fungi. They lack chlorophyll and therefore they must feed on…
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Aloe Vera prices at an all-time high
The high demand for beauty and medicinal products made from Aloe Vera has created a…
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Indian cotton seed maker eyeing Kenyan market
Two years after acquiring a controlling stake in Zimbabwe-based Quton Seed Company, India’s agri biotech…
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Onions from Tanzania killing the business for Kenyan farmers
Tanzania, Egypt and other onion producing countries have taken over the Kenyan onion market with…
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Mint used to control fleas, mosquitoes
Mint, the herb that is popularly known as a garnish for meat and alcoholic drinks,…
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This powder prevents contaminated water from seeping out of pit latrines
South African company, Amka Organico is out in Nairobi marketing a new product that has…
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Kenyan mangoes have a ripe market in Japan
As the mango harvesting season approaches, farmers should be looking at export prospects as a…
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Tea farmers in for a tough year as fertiliser subsidies dropped..
The more than 260, 000 small-scale tea growers in the country will have to pay…
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Kienyeji chicken firm with ready market looking for trainees
A fast-rising poultry firm is out to recruit farmers a programme that will see them…
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Makerere University unveils tractor made of wood
Makerere University have unveiled a three-wheeled tractor made of wood and steel, which in addition…
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Superior Kenyan bean variety increases yields by 50 per cent
Bean farmers in Kenya can now harvest up to 600kg per acre in just two…
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Limuru farmer hacks vegetable market with Chinese cabbages
A vegetable farmer in Limuru is making up to Sh1.5m per season from growing Chinese…
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Farmer’s sukuma wiki variety grows for 10 years
A hardy kale variety that can be harvested for up to 10 years has gained…
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Eldoret artist earns Sh2000 a day selling scarecrows to farmers
An enterprising 32-year-old man in Moi’s Bridge is making up to Sh2000 a day from…
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Kenyan farmer imports world’s best grape cuttings
One of East Africa’s most enterprising orchard managers, Henry M’Tiiri, is working to introduce new…
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The ABCs of napier grass cultivation and management
Napier grass, pennisetum purpureum, was named after Colonel Napier of Bulawayo in the modern Zimbabwe,…
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Motorcycle that pumps water enters Kenyan market
A new cost-effective motorcycle that doubles up as a water pump and transport machine has…
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Kitale farmers earning double profits from Napier grass farming
When the name Kitale is mentioned in Kenya, maize farming quickly comes to most peoples’…
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Tithonia flowers used to make home-made pesticides in Kitale
In December 2015 as I visited my rural home, which is a few kilometers from…
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Crops of 2016: What to plant in May
Clever farmers are doing an evaluation of the year 2015, noting the mistakes they made,…
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Kakamega farmers to get free cows
At least 600 farmers from Kakamega are set to get free dairy cows in the…
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Crops of 2016: What to plant in April
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 March
Clever farmers are doing an evaluation of the year 2015, noting the mistakes they made,…
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