Fact sheet on black rot disease in cabbage
Black rot is a bacterial disease in cabbage that causes up to 100 per cent…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Graduate starts mango fruit wine enterprise in Siaya County
Sparrow mango fruit wine. Photo courtesy. One jobless Pwani University graduate has started making mango…
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Small-holder farmers need access to financing across the agricultural value chain
Boksburg (29 November 2018) – Access to adequate financing is often identified as one of…
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Understanding organic fertilisers
There are 10 ten types of organic fertilizers that can be used by farmers to…
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Mwea farmers to adopt certified rice seeds to boost production
More than 300 farmers in Thiba, Mwea were treated to training by stakeholders in mid-November in a…
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Farmer invests in water to increase his gross income from Sh30,000 to Sh360,000 a season
A section of Daniel Njuguna’s celery greenhouse at Ihendu in Naivasha. The crops are ready…
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How farmers can avoid rejection of export horticultural produce
The horticulture sector is ranked as the fastest growing sector in the agriculture industry in…
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Association training farmers on commercial rabbit production
The Rabbit Breeders Association of Kenya is training farmers on commercial production of rabbits in…
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Cashewnut processing company in Kilifi in urgent need of farmers to grow the crop
Factory workers sorting out cashewnuts. Photo courtesy. Wondernuts Ltd, a cashewnut processing firm based in…
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Company delivers rust tolerant soy bean to farmers’ doorstep and connects them to markets
estimates soya beans production to be 2000-5000 metric tonnes per year against domestic demand of…
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Homa Bay farmer targets amaranth seeds’ flour to make good income
Amaranth seeds. Photo courtesy. In a move to avoid stiff competition from other vegetable dealers,…
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Fertiliser shortage causes crisis in Kenyan flower farms
Kenyan flower farms are facing an acute shortage of fertilizer due to delays by the…
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Varsity scientists researching on insect based poultry feeds to curb rising production costs
Farmers gather at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology stand for inquieries during…
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Northeastern Kenya women earning from fodder sales, moving to economic independence
Framers inspecting their fodder grass fam. Photo courtesy. Women from Northeastern Kenya are unleashing their…
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Kenya overtakes India in key black tea global markets
Black tea farming in Kenya. Photo courtesy. Kenya has surpassed India in the world key…
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Company set to launch platform to connect banana, mango, passion, yellow beans, green grams and cow pea’s farmers to markets
Wanda Agriculture Ltd, a company that was started seven years ago and has been involved…
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Bidco introduces poultry feeds that reduce maturity period in kienyeji chicken, increasing yields
Bidco Land O’Lakes, a joint venture business between Bidco Africa and US company Land O’Lakes…
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Fresh Produce exporter contracting farmers to supply Hass and Fuerte avocado varieties
A fresh produce company Saipei Foods is looking for farmers across Kenya to supply them…
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A new cost-free method that increases sweet potato shelf-life for up to seven months
Sweet potato farmers in Kenya can now store their produce for up to seven months…
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Kakamega farmer who abandoned cane farming for nuts has no regret
Daniel Mumia, 24, a farmer in Kakamega County does not regret quitting sugarcane growing to…
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Telegram group connects over 22,000 onion, tomato, watermelon, cabbage, chili and capsicum farmers to markets
In offering farmers control over the price of their produce, a Telegram group, FarmerBot, is…
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Tissue culture banana earns farmer double income compared to traditional varieties
Farmers growing tissue culture bananas are earning more than two times what traditional varieties fetch….
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Research ranks Kenya last in sorghum production in Eastern Africa
The use of un-official seeds by Kenyan farmers has led to low production of sorghum…
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Fact sheet on butternut pumpkin farming
Butternut pumpkin is pear shaped golden yellow fruit that has a shelf life of up…
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