Farmers to thresh three bags of sorghum per hour with new JKUAT machine
Small scale farmers can thresh three bags of sorghum per hour with the new Jomo…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Company sells improved Longstroth beehives that doubles honey yields
H.E. President Kenyatta of Republic of Kenya visits The Hive stand during the just concluded…
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Rising temperatures will push millions of people in Africa into poverty and hunger unless governments take swift action
Climate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the impacts By…
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Giant Ugandan pumpkin that can weigh up to 30kg when mature, seeds now available in Kenya
Giant Ugandan pumpkin (marrow) at Damugi F.S Farm Produce stand during Nairobi International Trade Fair last…
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Plantwise plant clinics helps Kenyan farmers grow more and lose less to crop pests and diseases
CABI’s global Plantwise programme has a major impact helping farmers in Kenya grow more and…
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Funguo to manufacture fruit juice puree in Kwale County
Funguo Investments Limited has acquired a majority stake in Feastfoods Processors Limited, a food processing…
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Meru entrepreneur selling over 20 different varieties of fruit seedlings
Soursop fruit seedlings in M’Tiiri’s tree nursery. Photo courtesy. An agro-entrepreneur from Meru County with…
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Kakamega farmer earns over Sh90,000 a year from goat milk
An agripreneur, who shunned cattle because of limited land, is making more than Sh90,000 in…
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UoN launches a project to help Isiolo livestock farmers preserve meat using solar driers
Solar Tunnel Dryer made from Corrugated SheetIiron and Steel Profiles. Photo courtesy. The University of…
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Government to build a Sh100m dairy embryo-transplant facility to boost production
Calving detector, new dairy technological method to monitor calving in cows. The government is set…
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Opinion: How African farmers and traders can seize the opportunity offered by Africa’s continental free trade area
By LI Yong, Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Since the turn of…
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Kenyan entrepreneur wins global award for increasing farmers’ yields with solar energy
Dysmus Kisilu, a Kenyan entrepreneur last week has won a Progress Award, in recognition of…
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Varsity launches solar drier that preserves meat, maize, vegetables and fruits for up to one year
The University of Nairobi has launched a solar tunnel drier that can be used to…
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Chicken company selling improved kienyeji vaccinated chicks to farmers
Homerange, a traditional chicken company that specializes in the sale of KALRO improved kienyeji chicken…
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Flower farm wins three awards for innovation, inclusivity in the workplace
Greenhouses at Oserian. The farm runs the world’s largest geothermal greenhouse heating project to reduce…
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AGRA increases efforts on food security across Africa, appoints former Ethiopian PM to its board of directors
H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Ethiopian Prime Ministe. Photo courtesy. Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa…
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Cabbages give higher yields at lower cost when grown in rotation with traditional vegetables
Farmers can increase cabbage yields from two to three kilograms per head by growing the…
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Report: UK’s major seasons and events this year led to increased imports of raspberries from Kenya
A cargo report released last month by the airline, British Airways, shows that the royal…
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Hermetic metal silos help farmers save 25 per cent grain losses without use of chemicals
Farmers can save up to 25 per cent of their cereals from losses by using…
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Magical birds of Homa Bay earn farmers Sh70m
Homa Bay chicken farmers have increased the number of their birds from 1,794 to 232,000…
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Bean varieties that take 27 minutes to cook in the market
Five new high yielding canning bean varieties that takes 27 minutes to cook compared to…
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Understanding seeds as key in improving farmers yields
Just like any other business’ success which depends on how well one invests, seeds are…
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Kenyan flowers, fruits and Vegetables in high demand in the European markets
Kenya’s horticulture produce in high demand in the European Union market. Photo courtesy. Kenyan horticulture…
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Kenya to host international grain millers’ conference with focus on trade wars and innovation
Nairobi will host the 29th Annual International Association of Operative Millers Mideast & Africa Region…
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