Information key driver to improved farmer income
For Joseph Njuguna a farmer in Nyandarua, farming was a typical exercise of planting and…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Mobile app connects farmers to investors/mentors
The ImukaAccess mobile app connects local entrepreneurs with mentors and investors. While 55 percent of…
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Kisii farmer uses mixed poultry farming to keep off predators
A Kisii County mixed poultry farmer has been able to keep off chicken predators for…
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Biological pest controls organically cut 50% in vegetable losses
Vegetable farmers, who lose up to 50 per cent of their harvest to spider mites,…
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Tree lucerne: Hardy, nutritious fodder that grows for 30yrs
Farmers growing tagasaste, tree lucerne, can feed livestock for close to 30 years with this…
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Intercropping Napier and desmodium raises milk output
Research has shown that smallholder farmers can increase milk yields for their animals by feeding…
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Indigenous vegetables provides Narok farmer with steady income
Farming can be a profitable and fulfilling activity for anyone with a commitment to pursue…
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How to register for export of banana and broccoli to Korea
By George Munene According to The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), despite reaching a…
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Meru dairy farmer banks on genetics to turn profit as feed costs rise
With a 70 kilogram of concentrate dairy feed setting farmers back around Sh2,800, the gnawing…
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37 year expert sets up 2 acre coffee farm as perfect retirement plan
By George Munene Since 1984 Paul Muthuyia has been rearing coffee; from the heady 80s…
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Marikiti trader helping farmers track and predict agriproduce prices
By George Munene Since 2017, Joshua Mamwaka, an agriproduce broker and trader at Nairobi’s Marikiti…
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Irregular irrigation causes splitting in tomato farming
Farmers, who fail to follow a regular irrigation routine, make losses due to the splitting…
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KFC to buy Kenyan potatoes if farmers meet stringent requirements
By George Munene Global fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken, KFC, has said that it…
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Managu acts as organic red mite control in other vegetables
Farmers can control red mites attack on vegetables by growing the hairy African nightshade, commonly…
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Thika family farm setting pace in mixed small-scale farming
A family owned farm in Thika is considered the benchmark in mixed farming as over 10…
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Low cost charcoal cooler keeps produce fresh for a week
Farmers in dry regions can keep vegetable and fruit produce fresh for more than a…
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Machakos farmer uses simple trenches to supply water 2 months after rains
Water harvesting and storage in trenches is helping a Machakos County fruit farmer in keeping…
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Digicow app connects over 20,000 farmers to extension workers
By Fredrique Achieng’ Smallholder farmers are getting real-time extension officer services by using Digicow, a…
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Honey farmer use iron sheet guards to keep off thieving badgers
One Kitui County farmer has kept honey badgers away from his hives using ordinary iron…
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Farmers cash in on rising jackruit demand
Eric Munene grew up with several jackfruit plants in his homestead in Kibugua region of Chuka, a…
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Drip irrigation allows farmers save 50% in water costs
With irrigation bringing more arable land under cultivation, saving the amount of water in the…
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Lari farmer uses onions as biopesticide to control aphids
In cutting down pesticide application and the accruing costs in production, one farmer succeeded in vending…
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Mulching a key skill to keep your vegetables growing in drier seasons
Application of mulching and organic manure has helped a kales farmer cut the irrigation frequency…
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Improved bee hives key to raising farmer incomes
Smallholder farmers can double their honey yields from 10kgs to 20kgs by adopting the use…
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