Simple guide to setting up a backyard vertical garden
A Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) report shows that the urban population is now…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Farmers advised to identify markets before production to avoid poor prices
Small-scale farmers must first identify the market for goods they intend to produce to avoid…
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Reducing losses after harvest can more than triple farmer earnings
Small-scale farmers can maximise profits by reducing post-harvest losses to animals and other environmental agents….
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Factsheet: Growing in demand sorghum
Sorghum is one of the least commercialized crops in the country despite the great production…
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Expert advice: What to consider to avoid losses during artificial insemination
Checking breed records before artificial insemination (AI) services can increase farmers’ chances of getting the…
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Researchers find genetically modified maize safe for environment
By George Munene According to a review of hundreds of international studies conducted between 1997…
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Continous training helps poultry farmers halve losses & balloon profits
Attending farmers workshops, agricultural shows, farmers’ open days and agricultural institutions for training has helped…
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Sh607M fund set up to finance African agriculture SMEs
By George Munene The African Guarantee Fund and responsAbility Investments have partnered to create a…
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Greasing beehives helps keep them safe from crawling predators
Farmers can stop bees from migrating because of invasion of hives by painting stand posts…
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Makueni sweet potato farmers get ready market from Kenya’s first commercial microwave processing plant
By George Munene Makueni-based agro-processing company Burton and Bamber Ltd which works with farmers from…
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Kitui farmer keeps farm irrigated through trench water harvesting
As drought causes losses of livestock and crops in most parts of Kenya in the…
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Lighting kerosene lantern helps tomato farmers control fruit flies
In boosting crop protection against pests for 24 hours, Derick Nyambane in the last season…
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Agripreneur ventures into cricket farming helping livestock farmers tame feed cost
By George Munene Previously producing crickets for their rich protein content to fortify baking and…
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Soaring feed prices lead farmer to 5X more profitable egg-hatching business
By George Munene As the price of feed has soared, savvy poultry farmers have pivoted…
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Nyandarua couple blazing trail for Hampshire Down sheep farming in Kenya
By George Munene On 20 acres in Dundori, Nyandarua County, Mwangi and Njeri Muchemi keep…
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11MT of GMO maize to be planted on 500,000 acres early next year
By George Munene The Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) will avail 11 metric…
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Kericho maize farmer raises output by 30 bags/acre replacing fertilisers with manure
By George Munene By halving inorganic fertiliser use from 75kg of DAP to 35kg per…
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Scientists make it cheaper to confuse & prevent crop pests
By George Munene According to research published in the Journal of Science, researchers have developed…
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Athi River company introduces plastic grain silos doubling grain shelf life
By George Munene An Athi River based company has introduced plastic grain silos that double…
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Prices of key agri-commodities expected to decline-CBK report
By George Munene According to a Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) September 2022 agriculture sector…
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Why it is more profitable to sell onions immediately after harvest than store
By George Munene According to players in the onion agri sub-sector, it is more profitable…
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Naivasha farm offers Africa’s only tractor operation vocational training
Located in Naivasha, Manera Farm offers Africa’s only tractor vocational course. Through a three-day theoretical…
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Nakuru flower farm turns tonnes of waste into biogas with innovative tech
By George Munene Nakuru’s Oserian Flower Farm is working with QUBE Renewables Ltd. a British…
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Busia fish farm uses flies to make 30% cheaper & healthier feed
By George Munene Busia Hydro Victory Fish Farm is pioneering the making of insect-based feed…
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