Amaranth: from weed to wonder crop
Amaranth can easily be mistaken for just another pesky weed. And while those who don’t see…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Part-time Kajiado farmer earns Sh15,000 from ‘free’ national park land
Willy Muiru weeding in a public purpose land where he is growing vegetables. He makes…
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“Baba Yao’ painting saves banana farmer against night guarding for theft
One Kisii County farmer has abandoned risky night guarding of bananas after learning that simple…
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Equitel offering up to Sh3million loans to farmers
Agripreneurs, who have good Equity Bank history records, can now access instant loans of up…
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Ex-Egerton University students turning farming to jobs
Three former Egerton University students have tripled their one acre farm land of Irish potatoes…
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New Amiran Kenya and Yara fertiliser triples vegetable harvests
A field officer inspecting green house tomatoes, on which YaraMila Winner fertiliser was applied. The…
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How grafting can help citrus farmers beat EU chemical regulations
Kenyan citrus farmers exporting to Europe can now beat tightened EU pesticide laws by planting…
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‘Accident’ tomato growing saves farmer who lost Sh300,00 in poultry
Gabriel Njoroge (right) seeking help from Amiran Kenya Agronomist Wycliffe Obwoge. PHOTO BY LABAN ROBERT. A…
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A Nairobi processing firm offering hot chilli market
Stranded chili farmers now have a sure market after a processing company announced that is…
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Purple passion fruit market pops up in Kiambu County
Farmers selling passion fruits at throw-away prices can earn more than what the common market…
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Sh60 can save farmers up to 80 per cent harvest loss
With as little as Sh60 per growing season, greenhouse horticultural farmers can save up to…
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Farmer adopts irregular planting to spread cash-flow period
A vegetable farmer has abandoned one time season growing of spinach and adopted propagation of…
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Artificial seed germination keeps off deadly tomato diseases
One small-scale tomato farmer, who repeatedly suffered losses due to deadly soil-borne diseases and pests,…
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Yellow capsicum profitable as its supply remains low
Capsicum is one of the most favourite ingredients in urban cooking, but many farmers prefer…
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Zero Fly storage bags to reduce post harvest loses by 30%
Grain farmers who have been losing up 30 percent of their yield to post harvest…
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Farmers harvest double from orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties
More than 35,000 farmers in Nyanza and Western Kenya are harvesting double yields per acre…
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Curing increases sweetpotato shelf-life from seven days to seven months
With research showing that sweet potatoes are going bad within a week, a new cost-free…
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New tomato hybrid may cut harvest losses by 31 per cent
Farmers can reduce post harvest losses linked to rotting by growing a new tomato hybrid…
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Ugandan pigs gain 0.5 kgs daily from locally made feeds
Pig farmers in Uganda have embraced sweet potato silage feeds which enable animals to add…
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Dreaded desert locusts tame heart diseases- Scientists
Scientists have discovered that consumption of desert locust reduces risks of heart disease. This revelation…
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How resilience is paying fish farmer after collapse of group
A resilient farmer, who pulled away from his peers, is enjoying a rich fish market…
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Growing Carmen cucumber can earn over Sh200,000 in four months
Growing a high-yielding variety of Carmen F1 cucumber coupled with identifying the target market can…
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How two pigs can give you close to Sh1 million in one Year
Do you have some loose Sh250,000 and don’t know where to invest?, just try pig…
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Poisoning invasive wildlife may be counter-productive to farmers
Human-wildlife conflict has become a thorny issue especially now that farmers are opening up more…
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