Farmers fearing coffee sales ban on new rules can check their farms online
The Tracer.eco app gives smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers a free online test with immediate…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Albert Sagwe: Kisii farmer earning big from the most profitable 90-day crop
Albert Sagwe, a farmer and trader in Kisii County never regrets venturing into carrot farming over two decades ago. Sagwe, who resides in Nyakomisaro, says he opted for carrot farming due to its high-yielding capability even from a small…
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Homemade fermented fertiliser increases crop yields by 23%, cuts composting time by 75 days
Using homemade fermented waste as fertiliser farmers can increase their crop yields by 23 per…
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Cold storage grant boosts octopus fishing in Lamu
By Fadhili Fredrick A Sh1.06 million community grant has transformed the lives of a women-led…
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Herders make 5x add to incomes boiling aloe vera leaves
Herders in Kenya’s Baringo County have increased incomes by over 500% by home-processing aloe Vera…
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Earthworm farming: Profitable venture earning Meru farmer up to Sh2,500 per Kg
Daniel Mwiti, a retired teacher and a farmer from Kaguma, Meru County, is among the few farmers in the country practicing the less explored yet profitable earthworm farming. The farmer who rears red earthworms is a beneficiary of a 2018…
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Farmers get chance to fast-track short-season harvest to November due to ongoing rains
Farmers can harvest as early as November as the ongoing off-season rains have provided enough…
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Purity Mbae: Kenyan farmer milking cash from 300 hybrid goats
Purity Mbae Musyoka, a Kenyan-born farmer, is making great strides in the goat-rearing business in Uganda. The proprietor of Mashambani Diary Goat Farm, located in Banga village, Mpata Sub-county in Mukono District, says she started goat…
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Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya: 20th August, 2024
Position: Programme Manager, Inclusive Trade – Fisheries at Trade Mark East Africa Employer: Trade Mark…
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County funding powers Kirinyaga fish farmers to making Sh 826,800 every 8 months
In two years, the Samaki Safi self-help group has gone from receiving free pond liners,…
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Man who quit banking job now making Sh10,000 daily from strawberry farming
Quitting a job for entrepreneurship can be a risky move, given the uncertainty that comes with running a business. However, Lincoln Gachuki was ready to face his fears and follow his passion for farming. The Egerton University Bachelor of…
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Top poultry farms in Kenya where you can get quality breeding stock
Poultry farming is a profitable agribusiness given the high demand for poultry products. In addition, the venture offers a relatively quick return on investment compared to other forms of agriculture. Starting a small-scale poultry farming…
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Farmbiz Africa’s guide to dangerous snakes in Kenya
The number of Kenyans being bitten by snakes is rising to an estimated 20,000 people…
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Farmers to be fined Sh. 1 million, sent to jail for growing Ndengu without license
Kenyan farmers who are caught by the government growing Ndengu (mung beans) without a license will be slapped with a Sh. 1 million fine or a jail term if a new Bill that is before parliament becomes law. According to the Mung Beans Bill, a…
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Locally produced seed shortage driving farmers out of wheat
Wheat farmers are facing acute seed shortages of the popular Njoro 2 variety leading many…
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Tanzania taps its vast land and Kenya’s superior genetics to supercharge goat exports
Tanzania is driving up its goat export market to record levels by harnessing its abundant…
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How to grow quick maturing, 17-ton yielding hybrid carrots headed into the Oct-Dec short rains
Henry Jami Mang’eni Yielding 17 tons an acre in just 65-75 days, hybrid carrots are…
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August agriculture event calendar
1. Event: Namelok Bull Sale Date: Saturday, August 31 · 10am – 4pm EAT Location:…
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Factsheet: Growing drought-tolerant and 70-day maturing Katram beans
By Henry Mang’eni In Kenya, beans are a food that is common in almost every…
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Lawyer transits from in-house employment to breeding most superior goat breeds
Resigning from an 8-5 job of being Legal Risk and Compliance Officer as well as practising corporate & commercial transactions to venture into goat farming is one of the risky life decisions Rolph Lemayan never regrets making. This is…
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Researchers and Kenya’s vaccine makers partner to develop the world’s first swine flu vaccine
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is partnering with private vaccine makers and the government…
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Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya: 8th Aug, 2024
1 Position: Product Development Officer Employer: Summit Recruitment and Search Location: Nairobi Duties and Responsibilities…
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Verah Mburugu: How a Sh. 900,000 grant saved my mushroom farm in Kiserian
It’s been four years since 35-year-old Verah Mburugu Nkirote took the risky leap from her marketing job at a large Ugandan company to start growing mushrooms. While at the Ugandan company, she teamed up with a few friends to launch a…
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Emmanuel Mudau: Tricks that made me a successful goat farmer
For over 15 years, Emmanuel Mudau a livestock farmer in Limpopo has been the source of knowledge for farmers in the region intending to venture into livestock farming. His farm hosts a herd of 60 cattle, 300 goats, and 500 sheep. The…
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