Kiambu contractor is offering farmers ready rabbit market
PHOTO: Rabbit Millionaire Project breeder James Mwangi holds one of his farm rabbit during the…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Kiambu farmer supplying Nairobi hotels and restaurants with non-heading lettuce
One of the lettuce plant found in Kenneth’s farm. He grow the leafy vegetable and…
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Tech Company launches new app to boost rice yields
A local technology consulting company, Advantech Consulting has developed an app meant to help rice…
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Agriculture ministry launches SMS platform to enable farmers receive Fall Armyworm alerts
The Kenyan ministry of agriculture has launched an SMS (short message service) platform to enable…
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Farmer applies pigs’ manure in celery farming to keep off moles
Celeries in part of Kenneth Gikinya’s quarter farm in Kibichiku, lower Kabete in Kiambu County. He uses…
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Association looking for farmers to rear rabbits
The Rabbit Breeders Association of Kenya (RABAK) is looking for farmers to rear rabbits and…
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Removal of VAT from animal feeds’ ingredients by the government, relief to farmers and investors
The move by the government to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) from animal feeds’ ingredients…
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Sugar prices rise sharply as cane supply declines
The price of sugar in various supermarkets in Kenya such as Naivas has risen by…
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Oil firm buying canola, pumpkin, black and neem seeds from all-comers
Mr David Kimondo processes canola oil at his light industry in Mweiga town, Nyeri County….
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International research organization warns of killer chemicals in Kenya’s milk, meat and maize
The International Livestock Research Institute last month released a research showing high levels of aflatoxin…
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Government seeking to unlock milk export to Zambia
The government through the ministries of Agriculture and Trade will host top Zambian officials this…
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EU launches new project to improve women’s fortune in agribusiness in Nairobi
Women farmers meet at a farmers’ congress to exchange knowledge. Photo: Annette Massmann. The European…
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New Kenya Cooperative Creameries increases milk prices by four shillings to benefit smallholder farmers
The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries has announced an increment in milk prices from Sh36 per…
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Kisii County gives farmers free milk coolers to up income
Kisii farmers have been urged to form societies so as to receive Sh50m worth of…
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Kakamega dairy law to relieve farmers from over-reliance on sugarcane farming
Kakamega Dairy Development Corporation Bill 2018 which was signed into law by the county governor,…
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KBL to distribute grain threshing machines to entice Nyanza farmers into sorghum farming
KBL Supply Chain Director Peter Kamugi (left) hands over a sorghum thresher to a farmer….
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New fodder increases milk yields by 108 per cent and cuts production costs
Farmers using the new fodder formulation from Farmpro can double production besides cutting the production…
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Why fish production is declining in Kenya
Kenya’s fisheries sub sector has declined over the last three years from Sh25.5bn earned in…
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Hotelier’s poultry side hustle rakes Sh44,100 in a week, supplementing her income
Some of the chicken in the poultry house owned by Mary and her mother. The…
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Meru farmers rearing fish in greenhouses for better returns
Meru farmers have turned to rearing fish in greenhouses in a move to beat the…
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Kenya government plans to revive local sugar industries in bid to save ailing secto
The Kenyan government last week announced plans to revive the local public sugar industries at…
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Government asks farmers to grow more hay for export to Djibouti market
The Kenyan Government through the ministry of agriculture has announced plans to export all the…
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State corporation proposes new regulations to protect potato farmers from market exploitations
Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), a state cooperation which develop and promote scheduled crops value…
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Uganda livestock researchers using genetic materials from Kenya to develop ant tick vaccine
A veterinary officer vaccinates cows in Kapteldon, Uasin Gishu County. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA. Ugandan…
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