New high yielding green gram variety suitable for Eastern Kenya can yield 1500kg per hectare
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has released a new green gram variety suitable…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Tea farmers affected as global fertilizer prices rise by 15 per cent
Kenyan tea farmers are set to pay Sh2,000 for a 50kg bag of fertilizer up…
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KALRO launches a research study to demystify rising cases of livestock death and infertility in Kakamega County
Veterinary officials administering artificial insemination service to a cow. Photo courtesy. The Kenya Agriculture and…
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Farmers in need of urgent market for their over 1.35 tonnes of garlic
Farmers from Nyeri and Nakuru counties are urgently looking for market for their more than…
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Relief for maize farmers as government releases Sh1.4bn payment for produced delivered to cereals board
Maize farmers can now breathe a sigh of relief after the Kenyan government released Sh1.4b…
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Over 150,000 Makueni farmers to benefit from farm services courtesy of Safaricom’s DigiFarm
More than 150,000 farmers in Makueni County will now access information on the best farming…
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Stimulating a reliable market for maize through public-private partnerships can benefit smallholder farmers
Maize packed in bags ready for market. Photo courtesy. In Kenya, maize markets are fragmented…
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Government launches online system to enable coffee farmers monitor sales at Nairobi Coffee Exchange
The government has launched an upgraded system that enables coffee growers to monitor coffee auction…
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European Union requirements for farmers and horticultural exporters
In the recent past, Kenya has faced scrutiny of her horticultural produce to the European…
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Good news for Kenyan avocado farmers and traders as South African export market re-opens
Packed fuerte avocado variety ready for market. Avocado is grown widely in several agro-ecological zones…
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KALRO develops smart technology to improve soil productivity in Mount Kenya region
Experts from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization-KALRO have come up with an integrated…
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Online platform enables farmers sell and buy all types of farm produce
Mkulima young an online platform enables farmers to sell or buy all types of farm…
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FAO helps Kenyan farmers rescue harvest from Fall Armyworm
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has helped Kenyan farmers reduce maize…
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CABI launches new technology for fight against crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Kenya
John Mutisya, a plant doctor at the Katoloni plant clinic examines a potato sample. Photo:…
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High yielding tomato variety has a marketing span of one month
Farmers can now beat poor prices and accruing losses resulting from rotting of tomatoes by…
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Village based advisors transforming agriculture and economies in Kiambu-AGRA
It is not farming as usual for more than 4,000 farmers in Kiambu County on…
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Indian company introduces air-tight grains storage bags for Kenya farmers
SaveGrain Bag, photo courtesy. SaveGrain Bags, part of Panama Group, an Indian firm which provides…
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Samburu County launches pasture production project to improve farmers’ income
Samburu County has set aside 5,000 acres for pasture production in a bid to improve…
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A Guide to Buying Rhodes Grass Seeds in Kenya
Baled hay in part of Lukuai Farm in Laikipia. For the dairy and beef sector to…
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New cost free method increases shelf life of potatoes from one week to seven months
With research showing that sweet potatoes are going bad within a week, a new cost-free…
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Government to sponsor 118 fresh agriculture graduates to undertake internship in Israel
The Government of Kenya will sponsor118 fresh agriculture graduates to undergo an internship programme in…
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Why dairy production in Kenya is 60 per cent more expensive than in the neighboring countries
Kenyan farmers spend about 60 per cent more money in milk and other dairy production…
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Research organization buying silkworms from farmers
Residents of arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya can mint up to Sh2500 per tree…
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Magic chia seeds earns farmer Sh1500 per kilo
A graduate in Kiambu County’s Kahawa Estate has dared and ventured into chia ‘magical’ seed…
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