Middle East market craves for more Kenyan mangoes
Mangos From Kenya contracts farmers through organisations and and associations. The company, however, deals with big…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
High demand for tomatoes in Mombasa as a kilo fetch Sh130
The high demand and low supply for tomatoes especially at the Kenyan Coast where a…
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Keenly observe heat signs for successful cow fertilisation
Increased attention to heat signs is one of the surest ways of increasing chances of…
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Why broiler-indigenous hybrid is more profitable
A farmer who opted to cross indigenous and exotic broiler chickens is making more profit…
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Zero energy cooling chamber extends fruits and vegetables shelf-life
Small-scale farmers can increase shelf-life of fruits and vegetables for up to nine days by…
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High starch-yielding Katuni cassava earns more for arid farmers
Arid and semi arid region farmers can grow a well performing new cassava variety required…
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Ducks hatching for guinea fowl more profitable
A Murang’a County farmer is enjoying more profits by letting ducks incubate and take care…
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A spinach variety that yield 48kg per tree now in Kenya
Vegetable farmers can now harvest up to 300 pods weighing 48kgs per year from a…
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Butterflies can earn farmers Sh70,000 monthly
Butterfly rearing can earn a farmer more than Sh70,000 in a month as demand for…
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Farmer earning handsomely from strawberry leaves
Farmers in Central Kenya who have been cultivating strawberries for export have discovered an equally…
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Europe avocado demand to benefit Kenyans until August
Avocado farmers would benefit from the extended export period of the fruit into Europe, a…
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Dry region farmers can harvest thousands of shilling with silk worms
Residents of dry region in the country can mint thousands of shillings in a few…
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How to achieve high yields in carrots
Carrots are emerging as a crop of choice among many smallholder farmers due to their…
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Rice farmers in Kenya to double yields with SRI technique
Rice farmers in Kenya are set to double their production, reduce seed wastage by 90…
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Farmer cracks macadamia nut yields with grafting
An Embu County farmer, who ran out of patience of waiting for more than five…
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Urine-wood ash mix is farmer’s cost-free pesticide
Small-holder farmers in Kenya can tremendously slice production costs by using urine and wood ash…
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Poultry farmers increase earnings, tame aflatoxin with low cost organic supplement
Poultry farmers in Kenya are saving up to Sh12,000 on feed costs monthly, increasing the…
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Hybrid watermelon can earn farmers Sh2 million in two months
An agribusiness company, Amiran Kenya, has come up with a hybrid watermelon breed that can…
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Super fertilizer that add 10 kilos to banana yields
A super fertilizer that increases the weight of bananas by up to 10kgs is promising…
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What to consider while buying one day old chicks
Poultry farming is gaining momentum in Kenya; thanks to the all time market and quick…
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Honey reduce heat stress, increase quality of eggs in poultry
Poultry farmers can use honey, guava or coconut juice to successfully contain stress in their…
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KALRO selling Mucinya’ sweet potato that creeps 4X faster
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization is selling a multi-purpose hybrid sweet potato tuber…
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High demand for Kenya’s passion fruit in Belgium
Passion fruit market in Brussels, Belgium, has opened up with demand steadily rising against dwindling…
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An affordable insurance cover for Smallholder farmers in Kenya
Small holder maize farmers in Kenya with crop on less than five acres are set…
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