New planting method increases Napier grass yields by 20 per cent and milk yields by 50 per cent
Farmers in dry areas can increase Napier grass yields by 20 per cent and milk…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Biofuel manufacturer contracts Laikipia farmers to grow croton trees
Flowering croton tree. Photo: ChriKo Eco Fuels Kenya which manufactures biofuel, animal feed and organic fertiliser…
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Coastal region neem tree growers find market from Malindi soap maker
Salim Khan, founder of Cycle Tena Enterprise in Mlindi which manufactures natural soaps is seeking…
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Passion fruits, French beans and snap peas farmers win bid to supply Nairobi businessman
A Nairobi based exporter Dennis Mutwiri is looking for farmers to supply him with fresh…
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Beer maker contracts 500 Kisumu farmers to grow white sorghum
White sorghum variety. East African Brewers Limited (EABL) has contracted over 500 farmers from Kisumu…
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FAO launches mobile app to control fall armyworm
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations last week launched a mobile app…
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Nairobi exporter urgently buying fresh green chilli from farmers
A Nairobi based company; Golden Solutions is looking for a steady supply of at least…
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Milk company to buy produce from over 160,000 farmers
Dairy processor attendat inspecting milk deliverde by farmers at a collection centre. Milk production and…
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Bee keeping in farms increases crop yields by 70 per cent, research finds
A study by the African Insect Science for Food and Health in 2017 established that…
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Flour companies urgently buying maize from all-comers
Unga Ltd and Pembe flour mills, the manufacturers of human and animal nutrition products such…
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Organic folia feed stops premature falling of flowers and fruits
Syngenta demonstration farm officer Joram Kaindi tenders to the one Kilele F1 tomato plant at…
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Government launches value addition project to market potato
Frmer harvesting his potatoes. Farmers experience low potato yields due to poor seeds and lack…
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How bookkeeping is changing life of Narok Farmer
Geoffrey Rono in his tomato greenhouse near Mara River in Narok county. Keeping records on…
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Farmers double yields with official seeds
Some 1376 farmers in Siaya have increased their income 29 times from Sh2.02m to Sh58.95m…
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Government gives free chicks to women moving them from illicit brewers to chicken keepers
The ‘Inua Mama na Kuku Initiative’ which was introduced by Uasin Gishu County government four…
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Simlaw Seeds introduces new high yielding tomato variety
Tomato farmers are set to earn Sh4.95m per acre in 75 days with a new…
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Government finds machine to produce twice the pyrethrum from farmers’ plants
Over 200,000 pyrethrum farmers are set to benefit from Sh200m that the government has pledged…
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New sunflower and soyabeans market opens up for Kenyan farmers
Bidco is looking for thousands of farmer mainly young and women entrepreneurs to plant oil…
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Thika pickle Company maker buys tomatoes, onions and garlic across Kenya
CentroFood industries, the manufacturer of a variety of branded products such as tomato sauce, chilli…
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Bamboo farmers win contract to power Bidco furnaces
Bidco Africa plans to contract more farmers to grow over 1,000,000 bamboo culms yearly spreading…
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App helps farmer predict his farming business
Palmer Mureithi, who is an accountant by profession, is using a free mobile phone application…
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School uses sacks to grow vegetables instead of buying
In November 2017, Forty Young Farmers Club students of Riomego Mixed PAG secondary school inspired…
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Farmer reports prices twice as high besides highways than through middlemen
Traders selling onions and tomatoes along Nairobi-Mombasa highway. Traders adopting road side markets to sell…
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Ways to maintain farm records
Geoffrey Rono in his tomato greenhouse near Mara River, Narok. He has adopted bookkeeping in…
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