Humic acid doubles crop harvest
A Kitale farmer measures his hand against a maturing maize. he grew the maize using…
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Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Low nitrogen and drought tolerant maize gives over 20 bags per acre
Western Seed Company employee Claide Ong’ura in the firm’s maize demonstration plot in Kitale on…
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JKUAT aerial farm saves urbanites kitchen costs
JKUAT student Martin Gechimo poses in front of the movable Capillary Wick System farm during…
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Greenhouse crop rotation quadruples farmer’s yields
Kisii University farm manager Peter Ondieki inspects tomatoes at the institution’s wooden greenhouse demonstration farm at…
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Online marketplace offers farmers and buyers better prices
An onion seller at Nairobi’s Wakulima Market (Markiti). FarmSoko is offering an online one-on-one link…
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Growing drought tolerant maize gives 270kg more per acre
Claide Ong’ura in a maize demonstration farm in Kitale, Trans-Nzoia County. CIMMYT says farmers who…
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Persimmon fruit fetching over Sh700 per kilo for Nyeri farmers
Martin Ndirangu holds persimmon fruits on October 29, 2016 during the Kitale North Rift ASK…
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Plastic-fused slab helps sand soil farmers rear fish
Brian Chirchir shows slab samples of plastic fused soil during the 2016 JKUAT Tech Expo…
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Pigs turn waste into manure
Amiran Kenya Agronomist Wycliffe Obwoge inspects a heap of manure in Nairobi’s Karen Estate On…
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Manual oil extractor to save avocado farmers from losses
KALRO’s Damaris Kagendo holds a bottle with avocado oil as she explains to a farmer…
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JKUAT students find solution to tomato bacteria wilt
Gidraf Mwangi holds a tomato fruit while Clinton Mwangi poses with a bottle of Eco-Wilt…
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Organic fertiliser saves Mwea farmer’s rice from drought
Farmers work in rice fields. One farmer from the county has reported that his rice…
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Solar incubator saves farmers when power outages occur
Enkoho Kuku Farmers officer Silas Juma inspects a 48eggs capcity solar incubator at the Machakos…
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One pumpkin can earn farmers over Sh7,000 in four months
Paul Kabucwa from Opica Farm holds a 37kg pumpkin fruit for display at the North…
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Farmers thresh 110kg of wheat per hour free with KALRO machine
KALRO’s Damaris Kagendo with the manua wheat thresher at Kitale show ground on October 29,…
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Farm selling low rainfall pumpkins
Opica Farm officer Michael Muraya carries a 15kg Opica f1 pumpkin fruit at the North…
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Exporter wants runner beans
Runner beans growing in a farm. A marketer is looking for 12 tonnes of runner…
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Agripreneur sells potted crops for urban rooftop farming
A potted pepino melon plant with fruits. A Nairobi agripreneur is selling potted strawberries and…
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Company flavours tea to boost youth consumption
PHOTO: A farmer enjoys plucking tea. Marketing companies are flavouring tea to increase its acceptability…
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Brewery wants sorghum and millet
PHOTO: Farmers harvesting finger-millet in Western Kenya in an undated photo. EABL is looking for…
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Farmers spend Sh94 to winnow over 500kg grains per hour
Farmers can separate up to 540kg of gains from chaff per hour at a cost…
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Gutters zero greenhouse irrigation costs for vegetable farmers
Farmers in areas receiving rainfall can incur almost zero irrigation costs by installing gutter-fixed greenhouses…
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Stove turns killer gas to cooking energy and charcoal from waste
Farmers can convert deadly carbon monoxide gas into cooking energy while making charcoal from waste…
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Piglet teeth clipping stops mastitis
Farmers can cut on sow mastitis treatment costs by clipping piglet teeth on the first…
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