Strawberry fruits exporter looking for more growers to meet increasing demand in the Middle East
Benson Maina planting strawberry seedlings at Jaick Agricultural Produce seedlings propagation site. The company…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Mobile app gives farmers tips on crop and livestock, market prices and weather updates
Before the invention of mobile phones, smallholder farmers had to rely on traditional methods for…
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How to make sweet potato vines silage for feeding pigs
Farmers rearing pigs can reduce the cost of production by a substantial percentage through adopting…
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New technology helps farmers increase tree yields by 34 to 38 per cent
World Vision Kenya has launched a new technology that will help smallholder farmers increase tree…
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Kenyan mobile-based cashless platform connects small-scale farmers directly to local retailers
Photo courtesy. Taimba Limited, a mobile-based cashless platform based in Nairobi is connecting small-holder farmers…
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Embu County secures export market for farmers’ tomatoes, onions, capsicum, cabbages, potatoes, chillies, cucumbers and passion among other fruits
Smallholder farmers in Embu County are set to benefit from a new market after the…
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Kakamega fish co-operative set to save farmers from fetching fingerlings from far counties
Photo courtesy. Fish farmers from Kakamega County are set to benefit from a Sh20m fish…
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Mkulima bora app connects more than 5,000 farmers to consumers directly
John Kinyua, a computer science graduate from Chuka University has invented an app that will…
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JKUAT student selected ambassador to the world’s Thought for Food Foundation
Leah Wambui (right) addressing a participant who visited JKUAT stand at A.S.K Central Kenya National Show,…
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Kajiado farmer producing 5,000kg of pumpkins a season through organic farming
A polyculture farmer from Loitoktok, Kajiado County who has mastered the art of growing crops…
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Meru farmers win contract to export bananas to Hungary
Meru farmers under Imenti Community Based Organization have won a contract to export banana flour…
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Opinion: 5 factors dragging back agriculture sector in Kenya
By Anne Munene, founding manager of Lukuai Hay Farm We are half way through a very…
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City grocery feeds residents with dried vegetables, making a kill on increasing demand
Packed sun-dried vegetables. Photo courtesy. Sun Dried Vegetables Services, a Kenyan vegetable grocery based in…
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Why I intercrop maize with sweet potatoes
In 2017, Hellen Cheruiyot, a farmer based in Elgeyo Marakwet decided to intercrop her maize…
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Experts call for combined efforts to mobilise production, commercialisation and uptake of African indigenous vegetables
A display of some of the African indigenous vegetables during stakeholders conference at Kenyatta University of Agriculture…
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Israeli market opens up for Kenyan miraa (khat) farmers
The Israeli market has opened up for Kenyan miraa farmers, three years after the produce…
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Growing demand for rabbit meat among five start hotels in Nairobi excites farmers
Rabbit farmers in Kenya are set to find fortune as the demand for rabbit meat…
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Why farmer looked for market before growing courgettes
With statistics showing that post-harvest losses account for up to 40 per cent of total…
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Busia agricultural industrial park to provide market for western Kenya cassava farmers
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has given a nod for the establishment of a modern agricultural…
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Kenyan fruit, vegetable exporter wins prestigious award at AgriPitch competition
Photo courtesy Alex Muli, CEO and Co-Founder of Goshen Farm which exports Kenyan fresh fruits…
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Loitoktok farmer growing multiple crops to organically control pests, diseases and weeds
Kithokilo’s organic poultry immune booster, curative and preventative. Photo courtesy. Marshal Kithokilo, Loitoktok farmer is…
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Feeding cows on a balanced diet improves milk production
Farmers who feed their cows on a balanced diet are more likely to improve milk…
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Students establish seedlings farm to enhance their capacity in farming practices
The HOSA members tending the seedlings. Photo courtesy. Horticulture Students Association (HOSA) at Jomo Kenyatta…
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Uasin Gishu farmer earns double from short season crops after quitting job
In February 2018, Maxwell Kiplagat quit his job as a farm manager to start horticulture…
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