Vihiga County recruiting farmers to grow traditional vegetables for Carrefour
Spider plant Vihiga County, in western Kenya is seeking to recruit 2,500 farmers who have…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Fortified composite manure increases harvest two-fold
A fortified composite manure at a past ASK Show on October 29, 2016. Fortified composite…
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Reduced spacing increases cowpeas yields per acre
Farmers attending a field day in Western Kenya are taught in the importance of cowpeas….
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Uasin Gishu farmer dumps maize for pumpkins, earns Sh420,000 a season
After cultivating maize for nine years, Uasin Gishu County farmer Kiptanui Kiplagat has dumped the…
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Banana wine, crisps making promises bright future to college dropout
In 2004 Askah Omiso Nyakwara dropped out of college due to lack of school fees….
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Exporter looking for 2000 farmers to grow horticultural crops
Kandia Fresh Produce Suppliers Ltd, a Nairobi based exporter is looking to increase its production…
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Pruning cuts pests, increases capsicum yields
Farmers practicing pruning and thinning increase chances of getting up ten kilos of capsicum (also…
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Exporter buying honey from smallholders to meet UAE market demand
Honey Care Africa, the manufacturer of a variety of honey products such as nuez spread…
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Exporter looking for Cavendish banana out growers to meet increasing export market demand
Packed Cavendish bananas ready for market. Photo courtesy. Lagran group limited, a Nairobi-based fresh produce exporter…
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Online platform lets farmers know who is buying, when and for how much
Smallholder farmers who have been relying on ground marketing to sell their produce can now…
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Kenyan mint farmers set to double their export as peak season starts
Mint farmers in Kenya are set to double their export of the produce to the…
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Facts sheet on Saanen dairy goats farming
Saanen dairy goats. Photo courtesy. Dairy goats farming in Kenya has doubled in recent years…
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Former Nakumatt supplier turns to YouTube to train growers and make sales
Evelyn Wangari, a mixed farmer at Kitengela holding one of her fully grown chicken. She…
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Limuru entrepreneur launches honey processing plant that will buy produce from all-comers
Wilson Karanja, a Limuru based farmer cum entrepreneur has launched a honey processing plant that…
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Busia, Kericho counties plans a tax waiver deal to enable farmers access markets and curb food deficit
Workers at a milk processing plant measuring milk received from farmers. Photo courtesy. Busia and…
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New technologies increase farmers yields seven-fold
African farmers at the heart of tomorrow’s global economy The potential to increase Africa’s agricultural…
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Bayer East Africa launches new wilt resistant tomato variety
Tomato farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a new variety that is resistant…
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Free market far more advantageous for the sugar sector than a heavily regulated regime
Michael Arum, SUCAM coordinator The sugar sector employs over 250,000 Kenyans and supports six million…
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How Kenya- Uganda border small-scale farmers are cutting the cost of transporting their produce across the border
A man pulling a cart full of goods towards Busia border point. Photo courtesy. Small-scale…
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Seed producer helping 200 culinary herbs farmers access international market for their produce
About 200 farmers in Bahati constituency of Nakuru County are earning up to Sh500 per…
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Leading hotel chain in Kenya buying green grams from all-comers
A leading hotel chain in Kenya is looking for supply of green grams from all-comers…
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CNN’s Marketplace Africa highlights Kenya farmers’ shift to avocado production
Jackson Mwangi, a Kenyan smallholder avocado farmer in his avocado farm. Photo courtesy. Kenya’s avocado…
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How agribusiness startups are pointing farmers to international markets
Kenyan farmers especially smallholders are now accessing international markets thanks to the growing number of…
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Former Brookside employee earns up to Sh200,000 an acre from sweet potato farming
Jael Ochanji in her sweet potato farm at Kabondo in Homa Bay County. Photo courtesy. In…
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