Tukalime: innovative service helping ‘telephone farmers’ farm & market produce
By George Munene Tukalime Ventures is an innovative farm management service that farms and markets your…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Kenyan startup raises farmer incomes 50% with mobile cold storage service
By George Munene Founded in 2019, Soko Fresh offers farm-level cold-storage services and digital market…
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Kakamega organisation recruiting Mukombero farmers to supply 100T/year German market
By George Munene Through the Kakamega Natural Forest Catchment Conservation Organization, KANFCCO, Mukombero farmers in Kakamega County…
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Advanta Seeds introduce disease resistant, high yield Raja F1 tomato
Raja F1 is a hybrid tomato variety introduced to the Kenyan market by Advanta Seed…
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Kenyan AgriTech startup helps farmers raise yields & lower risk using data-driven farming
By George Munene UjuziKilimo is a Kenyan agritech startup that collects and analyses agricultural data geared towards enabling…
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Kenya Railways resumes livestock transport on Nairobi-Nanyuki line
By George Munene The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) resumed livestock transport on Sunday with the…
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KALRO train farmers on growing improved macadamia yielding 7X traditional varieties
By George Munene The Kenya Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP) will work…
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IT specialist helps farmers acquire 2nd hand EU tractors at half the cost of new ones
By George Munene A computer operations supervisor by profession, Peter Musakali has cut a niche within the…
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Kakuzi commits Sh400M on upscaling smallholder avocado farmers
By George Munene Speaking during the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) 93rd Annual General Meeting, Kakuzi…
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New feeding technology helps farmers add 2.3L milk daily
By George Munene PowerFat is a rumen-protected bypass fat feed supplement used by dairy farmers and animal…
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80 ton of Kakuzi Hass avocado sets sail from inaugurated Lamu port
By George Munene Kenyan integrated agro-business firm Kakuzi PLC has celebrated the operationalisation of the…
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Europe taking on the world to lock out agriculture
By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, CropLife Kenya/ Agrochemicals Association of Kenya In the months surrounding the birth of…
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Scientists introduce 12 superior performing disease & drought tolerant maize varieties
By George Munene Scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have developed…
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Narok farm breeds Sahiwal for arid farmers seeking high producing cows
By George Munene Greenland Sahiwal are Narok-based private Sahiwal breeders with a herd of close…
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Local & export demand for orange fleshed sweet potato grows with superfood classification
By George Munene With the orange-fleshed sweet potato, OFSP, now classed as a superfood thanks…
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Kiambu farmer increases yields with homemade weed fertilizer
By George Munene Mexican Marigold (tithonia diversifolia) is for many farmers no more than a menacing…
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4,000 western Kenya farmers get training & market from Farm Africa project
By George Munene The Farm Africa Growing Futures project is helping over 4,000 young farmers…
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New drought tolerant forage pearl millet increases milk by 30%
By George Munene Nutrifeed forage pearl millet is a drought-tolerant, rich in protein fodder supplement that…
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Livestock researchers use gene editing to eradicate sleeping sickness
By George Munene Livestock researchers at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi are using…
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Kenya Meat Commission begins direct livestock purchases
By George Munene The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) will offer direct livestock purchases from farmers…
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Genetically modified Bt cotton pilot farmers report increased yields & profits
By George Munene 1,000 cotton farmers who receive the country’s first batch, 16.3 metric tons,…
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Kenyan insurer buoys smallscale farmers with low-cost insurance
By George Munene Pula, a Kenyan agricultural insurance and technology company, is offering smallholder farmers…
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KALRO commercializes grass varieties that increase milk by 15 to 40 %
By George Munene The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, KALRO, has registered four Brachiaria grass varieties…
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Meru sunflower farmers get ready market from climate adaptation project
Over 3,000 small-scale sunflower farmers in Meru County have from the 26th of April started…
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