Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Kiambu County is popularly known for various agricultural activities due to the favourable climatic conditions. Dairy farming is one of the ventures thriving in Kiambu, with the county boasting as the leading producer of milk in the…
The Tracer.eco app gives smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers a free online test with immediate…
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…
Using homemade fermented waste as fertiliser farmers can increase their crop yields by 23 per…
By Fadhili Fredrick A Sh1.06 million community grant has transformed the lives of a women-led…
Herders in Kenya’s Baringo County have increased incomes by over 500% by home-processing aloe Vera…
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…
Farmers can harvest as early as November as the ongoing off-season rains have provided enough…
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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In two years, the Samaki Safi self-help group has gone from receiving free pond liners,…
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…
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…
The number of Kenyans being bitten by snakes is rising to an estimated 20,000 people…
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…
Wheat farmers are facing acute seed shortages of the popular Njoro 2 variety leading many…
Tanzania is driving up its goat export market to record levels by harnessing its abundant…
Henry Jami Mang’eni Yielding 17 tons an acre in just 65-75 days, hybrid carrots are…
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By Henry Mang’eni In Kenya, beans are a food that is common in almost every…
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…
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is partnering with private vaccine makers and the government…
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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…
