FarmBiz TV :Cucumbers offer fast cash route for squeezed farmers.
By John Matava As farmers grapple with tight cash, cucumbers can double a farmer’s money…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
FarmBiz TV: KALRO and UoN launch drought and pest-resistant bean, Kenya mali
By John Matava The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) and the University of…
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Star farmer: 20-year expert earns millions in mixed farming on 4 acres
By George Munene When I meet Mr Kirimi at his Kaaga home he has a…
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Fact Sheet: Common rabbit diseases and their treatment
By George Munene Whilst rabbits are adaptable and hardy animals, their diseases often prove fatal…
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Kilifi farmer triples cassava yield through minisett multiplication technique
By Brian Moseti A farmer in Kilifi County has dramatically improved the output of her…
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Food must be a critical priority in defining what’s ‘essential’
By Eric Kimungunyi The coronavirus has moved crop protection to a new status as super-critical…
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Government draws up new regulations on pest control safety labelling
By Eric Kimunguyi If any of us were given a warning by an alien, in…
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Dairy farmer shares lessons learnt after recovering from near shut-down
Brian Moseti Six years ago, Solomon Mulema was preparing to shut down his dairy farm…
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Nairobi farmer’s foray into ornamental birds business pays off
By Brian Moseti After a disappointing stint trying to commercially raise chicken, Glady’s Wangui made…
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Banana farmers find value in neem as botanical pesticide against black weevil
Banana farmers in Nyamira, a county in Western Kenya, are making great savings using neem…
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Biologist changing Maasai community fortunes through beekeeping enterprise
After graduating with a degree in environmental biology in 2015, Benjamin Lemoi had two options:…
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Kenya moves to reopen air cargo flights
By Jenny Luesby The Cabinet Secretary for Trade and Industrialisation Hon Betty Maina has announced…
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Mushrooms sales suffer sudden drop on hospitality close-down
By Grace Munyi In the last one week, demand for mushrooms from the hotel industry…
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Fresh Produce exporters scramble for cargo space as flights cancelled
By Fredrique Achieng Kenya’s horticultural sector has been thrown into disarray as producers compete for…
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Mango farmers create jar trap to end whitefly destruction
By Fredrique Achieng Mango farmers have created a trap that kills whiteflies, a pest that…
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Experts advise farmers to form groups for certification of organic exports
Organic farming is growing rapidly in Kenya, but for many smallholder farmers, securing the certification…
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Strawberry runners from certified nurseries offer farmers a kilo a year
KALRO is advising strawberry farmers who are keen to achieve 100 per cent germination rate…
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Pumpkin farmers solve overproduction problems by producing oil and flour
Some of the country’s pumpkin farmers are solving the problem of too much competition in…
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Insect nets can protect crops from desert locusts
White insect nets, which can reduce the need for pesticides by 80 per cent, can…
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UNIDO launches workshops to position more smallholders as horticultural exporters
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is funding Sh425m for farmers’ training across East…
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Technical college sets up students as hydroponic farmers for free
Miramar International College, a Nairobi-based technical college started in 2016, is providing students with three…
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Kenya launches all-inclusive agricultural alliance with leaders’ summit
More than 400 high level agriculture sector leaders are set for a first-of-its-kind gathering in…
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Fact Sheet: homemade concentrate to replace commercial rabbit feed
The rise in commercial rabbit farming has driven prices for rabbit feed,up from Sh1,800 per…
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Carrefour opens door to farmers groups to be supermarket suppliers
Groups of small-scale farmers who have been relying on open-air markets to sell their produce…
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