Creeping legumes triples milk yields in the coastal region
Smallholder farmers in the coastal region of Kenya can triple milk yields from five to…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Thika company urgently looking for rabbits to meet rising meat demand
A Kiambu County based firm is looking for more than 1,000 rabbits per week from…
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Kisumu’s Kilimani upmarket offers cassava farmer better prices for value-added products
Alex Ombuto, a cassava farmer from Kisumu County is earning up to Sh480,000 a year…
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EU moves to increase searches for pests on exports from Friday
A new EU plant health regulation ((EU) 2016/2031) comes into operation bringing rigorous new rules…
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Chilli exporters eyeing the Middle East to compensate Europe market
As the Codling Moth pest continues to impact negatively business in the European Union (EU),…
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Herbs and spices marketer looking for chilli out-growers to meet local demand
Afya Choice, herbs and spices marketing wing of Helitech, a community-based organization (CBO) in Lari,…
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Ruiru youth who dropped medicine course for tomatoes has no regrets
Harun Munuve, 28, six years ago decided to drop pursuing medicine at university to concentrate…
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Co-operatives helping farmers reach more markets for better prices, income
In order to break into the complex local and international agricultural production and marketing chain,…
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Bidco to upgrade Nakuru animal feed mill to curb rising shortage
Kenya based edible oils manufacturer Bidco Africa has partnered with American conglomerate Land O’Lakes to…
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Nairobi agritech links farmers directly to large produce buying companies
Farmshine’s, a Nairobi based agritech start-up has developed agriculture operating system which enables smallholder farmers…
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New technology helps fish breeder deliver male fingerlings to farmers in 28 days
Collins Adika, a fish breeder from Siaya County is cashing in a new technology that…
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1000 Kwale passion fruit farmers turn collection centres into markets to grow income
Over 1000 passion fruit farmers in Kwale County now have market leverage thanks to Farmers…
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Busia rice farmers receive modern machines to up production
Rice farmers from Busia County in Western Kenya who for a long time have relied…
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Kilifi farmer targets parties with beauty fish to grow income
Paul Murage Wachiuri, a fish breeder at Mtwapa in Kilifi County has ventured into beauty…
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KALRO, EU unveil 2,000 capacity indigenous chicken breeding unit
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the European Union (EU) have unveiled a…
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AGRA launches new book on sustainable use of fertiliser
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and its partners has launched new…
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New KICC to buy 105 million litres surplus milk from farmers
New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) has received half a billion shillings from the strategic food…
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Soaring demand for bixa by local hotels excites coastal farmers
As demand by hotels local and international intensify for bixa which is the raw material…
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Kakamega youth group cashing in rare Spirulina farming
A group of 35 youth in Kakamega County who are also school leavers have ventured…
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Homa Bay chilli farmer earning Sh1,000 a day in export
Magdaline Ajowi a farmer in Rangwe village of Homa Bay County is making up to…
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Kenyan specialty coffee farmers find market in the US
Specialty coffee producers in Kenya are set to grow their income following the launch of…
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Tana River beekeepers marketing groups taste sweet success with modern equipment
Beekeepers from Tana River County are recording increased honey production and incomes with modern beekeeping…
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Narok farmers cash in the soaring demand for kenbro chicken products to grow income
The increasing demand for kenbro chicks, eggs and meat is luring Narok County poultry farmers,…
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Embu farmers turn dry land into pawpaw production venture, earn Sh300,000 a season
A group of 10 farmers in Ishiara, Embu County who were into subsistence maize farming…
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