Tea industry beats clock picking and transporting in daylight
By George Munene For an industry that seemed to be working nearly 24 hours a…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Transport problems slashing Kenyan fresh exports, despite demand in Europe
By Lydia Gichuki Kenya is exporting just 30 per cent of its normal level of…
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Fact sheet: Getting a COVID-19 test result letter for drivers to visit or cross borders
By Fredrique Achieng More than 14 test centres are now available for truck drivers and…
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FarmBiz TV: Green maize offers fast route to harvest as shortage looms
By John Matava Green maize is fetching premium pricing, at 16,000 maize plants per acre,…
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Fact Sheet: How farmers can get a permit to transport food through the lockdowns and curfew
By Lydia Gichuki As Kenya has moved into the double restriction of a dusk-to-dawn curfew,…
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Journalist farmer pioneers CCTV-surveyed farming, reports jump in produce and connection
By George Munene CCTV cameras keeping an eye on livestock and vegetables might seem like…
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Capsicum farmer reports sales savaged by missing flights to Asia, and closed manufacturers
By Fredrique Achieng Capsicum farmer Evelyne Mwangi has seen her income fall by nearly three-quarters…
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FarmBiz TV: Chicken farmer earns Sh1m in 21 days rearing chicks
By John Matava A farmer is raising Kuroiler hybrid chicks from a day old to…
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70% of Kenyan food locked out of Nairobi, forcing rural prices to nosedive
By George Munene Smallholder farmers who produce more than 70 per cent of the country’s…
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FarmBiz TV: Kalro launches drought tolerant soya bean variety (SB19) doubling earnings.
By John Matava The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has launched a new soya…
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Poll shows Kenyans worried about Coronavirus food shortages
By Jolene Njambi More than 320 of 400 Kenyans surveyed by SMS pollster GeoPoll are…
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Industry has pesticides ready for locust spraying, as swarms threaten on delays
By Agrochemicals Association of Kenya (AAK) Kenya has the pesticides to tackle the country’s locust invasion…
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Farmers find Coronavirus business in helping entrants and adding home delivery
By George Munene Coronavirus is playing both health havoc and business havoc with our world….
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Farmers gain financial support from banks as COVID-19 bites hard
By Brian Moseti Farmers are among the professionals in Kenya that financial institutions are looking…
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FarmBiz TV: Butternut offers security with all-year steady pricing
By John Matava Butternut, ready in 12 weeks, is selling at a steady Sh50 to…
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Farmers hold off locusts with neem in hope of timely government spraying
By Brian Moseti For most of February and the early March, Abdi Elema, a resident…
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Predict the weather, make tomato fortunes
Long-range weather forecasts may offer a route to millions in profits for farmers, based on…
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FarmBiz TV: Irrigation Board launches rice scheme to double yields.
By John Matava The National Irrigation Board has launched a new System of Rice Intensification…
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FarmBiz TV: Farmers called to plant to feed through COVID-19
By Aak Though the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is yet to be established…
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Fact Sheet: Best rabbit varieties for meat breeding in Kenya – Part 2
By George Munene Breeding is said to be part art and part science, in an…
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New deals for food transport will deliver food security
By Okisegere Ojepat, CEO of the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya) Securing our…
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FarmBiz TV :Amaranth/Mchicha farmers raise earnings by picking weed for cash and producing seeds.
By John Matava Despite Amaranth/Mchicha being a weed, farmers have commercialised it and are now…
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Factsheet: Selecting the best breeding rabbits for meat – Part 1
By George Munene A successful rabbit venture is underpinned by three essentials: appropriate housing, quality…
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Factsheet: Selecting the best breeding rabbits for meat – Part 1
By George Munene A successful rabbit venture is underpinned by three essentials: appropriate housing, quality…
3 min read