Seedlings nursery urgently buying garlic onions from all-comers
Speedling Nurseries, an Athi River based seed producer is urgently looking for farmers to supply…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
IT graduate ventures into mushroom farming, trains growers and link them to markets
Roussoss Odhiambo admires his sprouting mushrooms at a farm near Karen Village, Nairobi. He has…
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Kenya, Uganda mushroom farmers’ networking saves the growers training costs
Mushroom farmers during a training session at Mkono farm near Kampala Uganda. Networking has helped…
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Fact sheet on controlling panama disease in apple bananas
Panama disease also known as fusarium wilt is a serious problem of banana production in…
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KCB targets 1000 poultry farmers in Makueni County with training and financial support
At least 1, 000 smallholder poultry farmers from Kibwezi Makueni County are set to secure…
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Western Kenya dairy farmers bank on brewery waste to save Sh50, 000 animal feed costs a month
Dairy farmers from Western Kenya region are saving up to Sh50, 000 cost of dairy…
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Kisii company ventures into banana (‘Ritoke’) crisps to provide market for farmers
Nyangorora Banana Processing Ltd Banana Crisps “Ritoke” Brand. Photo courtesy. A banana value addition company…
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Kenyan flower sector remains steady despite high competition in export market from Ethiopia’s
Mugo Flower Farm. Photo courtesy. Despite Kenya being the biggest exporter of flowers from the…
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New KCC cuts milk prices by five shillings as supply increases by 25 per cent
The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries has cut milk prices by five shillings for a 500ml…
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Blue economy forum to help source markets for Kenyan fish farmers
The recently concluded Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) 2019 has guaranteed to bolster fish farming…
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Youth in Matungu, Kakamega County earns Sh150,000 a season from arrowroot farming
Part of Washington Lwano’s arrowroot farm at Matungu in Kakamega County. He harvests 20-24 bags…
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Maize feed mixed with lupin seeds increases milk yields and cuts production costs
Dairy farmers can increase milk yields by 25 per cent and reduce animal feed costs…
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Agri-enterprises in Kenya set to get financial support to grow their ventures
Hybrid drier. Photo by KEMFRI solar. Agri-enterprises in Kenya have a chance of growing themselves…
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Thika vegetable farm turn to institutions and retailers for reliable markets and payments
Keles in part of Gathiru vegetable farm at Central Valley, Thika. The farm produces various…
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Homa Bay youth selling over ten varieties of tree seedlings across Kenya in bid to beat climate change
Two youths in Homa Bay County are selling more than five tree seedlings varieties to…
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Marsabit pastoralists adopt rice farming for an alternative income
Farmer winnowing rice at Jarajara, Marsabit County. Many farmers in the county are now adopting rice…
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Graduate ventures into mushroom farming after failing to get a job
Caleb Kiprotich invested four years of his life training to be an urban and regional…
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Village-based farmers’ coop trains and provides farm inputs and ready market for smallholders
Village Economic Empowerment’s farmers sorting potato. The farmers are trained in the best farming practices…
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Organization helps farmers in value addition and market connection reducing post-harvest losses
Smallholder farmers in Kenya can reduce post-harvest losses estimated at $500m a year by using…
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An industrialist ventures into chilli puree production, provides ready market for women farmers group
Olive Island Enterprises chilli puree products. Photo courtesy. Teddy Ngoba, a Kenyan industrialist who ventured…
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Western Kenya-based agro-processing firm offers ready market for pawpaw farmers
Pawpaw farmers in Western Kenya on a field training by Great Lakes Breeders Limited agronomists…
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Kenyan tea farmers bet on new technology at collection centres for efficiency and transparency
Farmer’s Smart Card. Tea farmers in Kenya are betting on the newly introduced technology in…
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Eldoret business lady urgently recruiting farmers to plant and supply capsicums, long cayenne chili, courgettes and corn flowers
An Eldoret based business lady is looking for all-comer farmers to plant and supply red…
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Water harvesting sets Nyeri vegetable farmer on the path to fish rearing
One Nyeri farmer has started fish rearing after using water collected from surface run-off in…
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