20,000 Meru farmers to benefits from sorghum value addition
Over 20,000 smallholder farmers from Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, and Kitui counties are set to benefit from…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Amiran launches tomato variety resistant to bacterial wilt
Tomato farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from the launch of a new tomato…
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Farmer makes Sh50,000 more a season from tomatoes by avoiding sales orders
Livingstone Ng’ang’a makes an extra Sh50,000 a season from selling his tomatoes in Muthurwa market…
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Fact sheet on Guatemala grass
Smallholder farmers can feed their animals all year round with Guatemala grass, an alternative fodder…
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Ugandan Scientist develops bio-fertilizer to combat crop diseases
A Ugandan based scientist, Samuel Kamya, has developed a bio fertilizer using a seed bio-coating…
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Flower Farm bets on natural solutions to grow flowers
Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses….
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Machakos farmer to make Sh600,000 a month from mushroom farming
Sprouting oyster mushroom. A kilo of oyster mushroom goes for between Sh400 and Sh600 in the…
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Wooden backyard pond keeps away fish predators
Fish farmers fearing loss of stock to predators can now construct a wooden portable pond…
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NGO launches app to help pastoralists locate water and grazing areas
Farmers in arid and semi-arid regions in Kenya can now locate water and grazing areas…
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Government lifts ban on avocado exports
Trader displaying avocadoes in market. Ban on export of Hass and Fuerte avocado varieties is…
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Farmers to pump water for free with bicycle
Smallholder farmers can now pump water for free from water sources such as wells thanks…
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Fact Sheet on Pepino melon farming
From an initial investment of Sh75, 000 a farmer investing in one acre of pepino…
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KEBS reduces food production certification period from 77 days to 57 days
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) which assists in the production and certification of quality…
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Zimbabwean business lady excels in dried food
Blessing Machiya Blessing Machiya, the Director of Kaboko Naturally, suppliers of naturally dried food products…
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Agricultural stakeholders to market potato as the food of choice
Agricultural stakeholders led by the Kenya Health Plant Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) are set to market…
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Siaya banker earns Sh83, 000 a month from fruit seedlings side-hustle
A Siaya County banker is earning Sh83, 000 a month from her side-hustle which involves…
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Naro Moru farmer gains buyers through Facebook
A farmer from Naro Moru village in Nyeri County has turned to Facebook to advertise…
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Government launches programme in colleges to increase tilapia production
The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Agriculture and in collaboration with other foreign…
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Nigerian businessman gives farmers ready market
Emmanuel Bankole Emmanuel Bankole, the founder and CEO of Agromarketplace Nigeria Limited, was voted as…
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Family earns Sh100,000 a month on banana farming
A family in Mukinduri village in Kirinyaga County is making about Sh100, 000 per month…
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Government bans avocado exports on shortages
Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD), which facilitates the development, promotion, coordination and regulation of the horticultural…
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Potato farmers opt for free seeds from food processing companies despite its risks
Bomet County potato farmer shows just-harvested potatoes. Smallholder farmers interested in contract farming are encouraged…
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Factory gives Nyanza farmers free lime for soils
More than sixty five farmers in Nyamira and Kisii Counties in Nyanza region have benefited…
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Government gives Nyamira farmers pumps to get river water in dry seasons
Thirty five Nyamira farmers are set to pump water to their farms without incurring any…
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