Isiolo meat traders and livestock keepers affected due to Rift Valley fever outbreak
Slaughter houses and butcheries in Isiolo County have been closed for 14 days following an…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
More effective crop covering material than polythene bags introduced in Kenya
Sidwin Fabric Pvt Ltd, a Chinese firm that manufactures agriculture materials has introduced in Kenya…
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Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetables record a 40 per increase in sales in four months
Kenya’s horticulture earnings earned the country Sh56.23bn in the first four months of 2018 up…
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Uganda surpass Kenya in milk production by over 1.96 billion litres
Uganda Dairy Development Authority has indicated that milk production has increased from 2.08 billion litres…
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Processors to increase milk prices as cold season affect production
Milk processors are expected to raise consumer prices by next month following a decline in…
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Nyandarua farmers form groups to market their potatoes
More than 350 potato farmers in Nyandarua have formed groups to market their produce in…
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New device with 70 per cent artificial insemination rate coming to Kenya
An Ivetscope kit. Photo: Zablon Oyugi. A scientific insemination device of semen deposition in cervix…
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Report: Kenya and Nigeria tops in the Agri-Tech Startup markets in Africa
Photo: Illuminum Greenhouses Kenya and Nigeria are the leading markets in Agri-Tech Startup in Africa…
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Our fertilizer is clean, says world’s largest fertilizer distributor
The world’s largest fertilizer distributor, OCP has refuted claims made against it and its directors…
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Jaramogi University recruiting farmers to rear crickets
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University is recruiting farmers to rear crickets as an alternative source of…
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Government signs financial agreement with an international funding organization to boost fish farming in Kenya
More than 35,000 rural households in Kenya will soon be eating better and earning more…
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Research organization to train farmers on poultry production
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization non-ruminant research institute Naivasha center has rolled out…
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Canola farming ambassador builds his first oil extraction cottage industry in Nyeri
Canola plants and oil. The oil has more omega 3 and 6 than olive oil.Consumption of…
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World-class trade platform to empower, inform and transition Kenya’s agri-value chain launched
Farm-Tech Expo Kenya, a one-stop-shop for Kenyan farmers to find all services needed to effectively…
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Safaricom’s Digifarm opens four farmers’ depots in Meru County
Safaricom in partnership with iProcure, FarmDrive and Arifu have today opened four Digifarm depots in…
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Government gives Meru farmers free forest land to grow potatoes and peas
More than 500 Meru farmers have been allowed to cultivate crops such as potatoes and…
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Amiran paste magically improves rose flower appeal
Rose flower farmers in Kenya can now improve the quality of their post-harvest yield by…
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Online portal offers information to control deadly maize disease
Farmers grappling with maize lethal necrosis disease can now control the disease through an online…
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Kitui County signs deal with South Eastern Kenya University to fatten farmers’ cows
The Kitui County government has signed a deal with South Eastern Kenya University to set…
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Milk processor empowering youth in Kibera with business skills, reducing poverty and crime
Mr. Dickson Mulli holding a packet of Milele Fresh milk at the comapny’s head office…
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Manufacturers of Kabras Sugar deny claims of poison in its product and assure Kenyan farmers it will continue buying cane
West Kenya Sugar Company has refuted claims of procuring poisonous sugar laced with mercury for…
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Rivatex East Africa Limited revives cotton farming in Kericho County
Moi University owned textile plant, Rivatex East Africa Limited, has revived cotton farming in the…
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Moi University set to produce own Yoghurt
Moi University in partnership with Western University, Canada are set to establish a yoghurt processing…
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Free cashew nut seedlings for Coast farmers
More than 15000 farmers in Kilifi, Lamu and Kwale counties are set to receive free…
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