Cricket farming for value addition
Crickets have high protein content compared to soya beans and beef which are among the…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Farmers can diversify their sources of income by growing grapes
Grape fruits. They can be eaten raw or can be used to process wine and other…
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African smallholders can double their yields with half the water
Farmer irrigating her cabbage garden. Experts predict that irrigated areas in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1998 to…
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Fall Armyworm Status: Impacts and control options in Africa
The Fall Armyworm (FAW) (scientific name Spodoptera frugiperda) is a moth, native to tropical and…
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Africa faces permanent $2bn+ maize deficit if Fall Armyworm poorly managed
Afarmer checks on his maize farm whichj has been attacke by the Fall Armyworm. Biopesticides are…
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Plastic ban, relief for Lake Victoria fishermen
Mr. Moris Okulo, an ecologist who works as a guide at Dunga Beach in Kisumu…
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Kenyan student makes bag from Banana barks & leaves
Hilda Gacheri with her traditional banana fibre bag One innovative form 3 student at Materi…
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Potato cyst nematode pest can reduce up to 80% potato production in Kenya
Potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis or G. rostochiensis) which is resistant to pesticides and persist…
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Empowering Smallholder Farmers for Increased Agricultural Productivity
An Avocado farmer holding her produce ready for sale A characteristic feature of Kenya’s smallholder…
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Brachiaria termed better than Napier in push-pull technology
Brachiaria grass is gradually replacing Napier grass because it grows fast with less water producing…
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Champions for Nutrition, Food Security and Agribusiness Named Winners of 2017 Africa Food Prize
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 6 September 2017 – Two women, working at both ends of the agriculture…
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Varsity students invent technology that manipulates sex of fish
Fish fingerlings. University of Eldoret Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Science students have…
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Multi-million dollar Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa launched
Four prominent organizations supporting African agriculture join forces in innovative strategic partnership to increase incomes…
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ICIPE’s biopesticide reduce tick infestation in livestock by 70% to 81%
Real Metarhizium 7. They are selective and they only kill the ticks and do not affect…
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Farmers resort to bench marking to improve on production
Farmers benchmarking at Kaproron Centre of Excellence. Agri-benchmarking allows farmers learn new techniques at their own…
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KEPHIS introduces 52 new disease resistant potato varieties
Irish potatoes in the market The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) in collaboration with…
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Environment-friendly pest control methods
LI-COP Biopesticide. Biopesticides are cheap and do not leave any harmful residue in the soil, water or…
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FACT SHEET: Controlling DiamondBack moth in vegetables
DiamondBack Moth larvae feed on leaves from the underside and leave tiny “windows” Brassica crops,…
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Proper indigenous chicken management increases production
Commercial indigenous chicken farmers for a long time have thought that keeping these type of…
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Bomet farmer earning over half a million shillings monthly from dairy farming
Richard Mibei at his dairy farm in Ndamichonik village, Bomet County. One dairy farmer in…
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KALRO selling high quality Banana Tissue culture seedlings
A farmer displaying a giant Banana developed from Banana tissue culture seedling. (Photo credits: atl…
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Green grams and groundnuts retailing highest across Kenyan markets
Green grams or mung beans and in Kiswahili Ndengu. They are loved for their numerous health…
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KALRO launches online farmer platforms
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) logo. KALRO is now able to offer Kenyan farmers,…
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Discover hidden treasure in local chicken
Indigenous chickens need enough feed to grow and lay eggs. Indigenous local chicken provide a…
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