Government gives free avocado seedlings to Embu farmers
More than 500 Embu farmers received free Hass avocado seedlings this week from the ministry…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Farm uses technology to speed up fish maturity enhancing market linkages and sustainability
Tank fish ponds. Photo gallery. Kamuthanga Fish Farm in Machakos is using Recirculating Aquaculture System…
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Early planting controls Fall Armyworm
Farmers can control Fall Armyworm by planting their crops early just at the onset of…
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Beekeeping side-hustle earns Masinga youth Sh58,000 monthly
Part of Ezekiel Mumo’s farm in Masinga, Machakos County. He runs 26 beehives where he…
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From brooding chicks in her bedroom to Sh80,000 a month mixed farming venture
Scholar Kerubo who started farming on part-time in 2000 by brooding chicks in her small…
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Mango juice factory to benefit 12,000 Makueni farmers
12,000 mango farmers are set to benefit from supplying the produce to Makueni juice factory…
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Fresh produce supplier receives $100,000 grant from global social impact programme Expo Live to grow farmers’ reach
Photo courtesy Selina Wamucii, a mobile platform that shortens the agricultural supply chain in Kenya,…
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Bomet farmer earns Sh12,600 a day from dairy farming
Richard Mibey, a Bomet farmer who started with just two traditional cows on his farm…
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Government moves to pay outstanding debt for maize farmers
Maize farmers across the country will start receiving payments for outstanding arrears on the produce…
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How to control East Coast Fever disease in cattle
Cattle farmers in Kenya can control East Coast Fever disease by vaccinating their animals and…
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Report: agri-tech companies earns Kenya Sh1.3bn foreign investment
A recent study by Disrupt Africa, a one-stop-shop for information pertaining to the continent’s tech…
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Government sets aside Sh1.5bn to revive pyrethrum farming
The Kenyan government has set aside Sh1.5bn to revive the pyrethrum farming, a crop that…
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Youth turns beekeeping hobby into a Sh700,000 agribusiness venture
Ezekiel Mumo, in a T-shirt explaining to visitors at their stand lead by Embu governor,…
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How technology is transforming Africa’s agricultural industry
Opinion: Africa is at a crossroads on food security The Alliance for a Green Revolution…
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Form two dropout earns Sh3000 daily from banana value addition
Afros Ochieng Otieno dropped out of school in form two at Nyamusi Boys school due…
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FAO launches guidelines for forest usage permissions to benefit the society
A stack of timber which was allegedly harvested illegally from Mt. Kenya forest. Photo by…
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Urban residents can reduce cost of living by using vertical bags to grow food
People living in urban areas can reduce the cost of buying food by half if…
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Mukurweini courgette farmer earning Sh100,000 a season by spreading out planting time
A farmer from Mukurweini in Nyeri County who has learnt the art of growing and…
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Opinion: To attain food security, the government needs to take back control of the smallholder farmers
By Anne Muriuki He wore the crown and this meant that in Ruguru Location, Mathira…
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Government agency trains fruits and vegetable exporters on international market requirements
The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service this week trained over 65 fruit and vegetable exporters…
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Experts developing smart technology in poultry and dairy facing financial challenge
Afred Ahuta, Domotele Technology Internet of Things consultant. He is one of the experts involved…
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Potato and tomato prices rise sharply as maize and kales costs drop
Potato and tomato prices have gone up by 50 per cent over the last two…
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Mushroom venture earns Juja youth Sh30,000 a day
John Muchura packaging his mushromms for tranport to the market. He is taking advantage ove…
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New technology cuts banana ripening time by about 10 days
Vincent Oyaro holding avacado and a bunch of bananas nest to a ripening chamber. The…
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