Equitel delivers discounted seeds to 40,000 farmers in EU-funded programme
More than 40,000 small scale farmers are registering in their wards to receive cheaper seeds,…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Farming ideas that will make you rich immediately according to experienced farmer
Farming is undoubtedly one of the best money making ideas in Kenya as it is a key part of the country’s economy. Statistics show that agriculture contributes to about 20–33 percent of Kenya’s GDP and employs more than 40 percent of the…
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Explainer: How to stimulate egg laying in chicken
Poultry farming is one of the best ventures in agribusiness. Many farmers indulging in this business focus mainly on egg production, anticipating huge profits. However, to get good profits, your chicken needs to lay, and chickens will only…
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Surging date fruit market opens all round sales in arid areas
Researchers have shown that Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas have the ideal weather and soils…
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Farm dukas raise 216, 000 farmers’ incomes by one third with pay-as-you-go fertiliser and seeds
216, 000 smallholder farmers in Kenya have increased their farm incomes by 35 per cent…
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Siaya farmer increases maize harvest five-fold by burying striga weeds, rotating crops
A farmer in Siaya has fought striga weeds that had made her farm unusable and…
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Roundup of argiculture jobs in Kenya— 11th November 2024
1. Position: Gardener Employer: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints Location: Nairobi About the…
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Farmer switches to pigeon peas as best hope for harvest on failing rains
A farmer on the fertile slopes of Mount Kenya has switched her land from a…
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Machakos farmer makes sweet cash from orange-fleshed sweet potato
Undoubtedly, the secret to high profits in farming lies in value addition and processing of farm produce. Victoria Mumo, a small-scale farmer from Kithimani village, Yatta subcounty in Machakos county can attest to this after raking…
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Online tool shows Kenyan farmers which crops make most cash
An online tool for Kenyan farmers has been delivering shocks to its users as they…
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Coast can grow sugar at twice speed of sugar belt, find studies
Shifting sugarcane farming from Western Kenya to the Coast will cut cane growing time by…
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Meru farmer extracting millions from lucrative sunflower oil business
Growing up in a family that relied on farming as the economic mainstay, Joshua Gitonga noted some of the challenges his parents encountered, including access to credit and lack of market for their produce. He knew he would offer the market…
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Kenyan farmers reclaim pyrethrum as government drives better pay
Kenya’s pyrethrum production is climbing rapidly, up 81 per cent in just five years, to…
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Fish bean herb drives away mole rats slaying crops, and fertilises too
Tephrosia, a herb more commonly referred to as ‘fish bean’, delivers a double blessing of…
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Startup creates new markets for farmers suffering 40% waste from unsold bananas
An 80-tonne processing capacity factory is creating new markets for 2,250 smallholder contracted farmers in…
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Farmer finds success in mushroom farming after failed chicken, vegetable businesses
When Dennis Macharia started farming five years ago, things didn’t work as anticipated due to various challenges. On his farm in Matuguta, Githuguri, Kiambu county, Macharia started vegetable farming where he grew cabbage and coriander.…
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Dr King’ori: How I burnt my fingers in Sh. 400,000 watermelon project
Farming is often seen as an easy way to make money. Experts will opine otherwise stating that it’s a skill that takes time and patience to master before any real profits come in. In a recent episode of Wicked Edition with Dr King’ori, the…
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Researchers prove beehive fences repel elephant raids
Researchers have proved beehive fences repel elephant raids on smallholder farms by 86.3 per cent…
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Western farmers trapped in sugar, sacrificing 1/2 to 2/3rds of rich-land income
Sugarcane farmers are staying trapped in sugar as their incomes slump, using often rich agricultural…
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Global universities launch 3-for-1 all-year crops in Kenya, complete with crop buyers
A university in Nyeri has joined a global consortium of agricultural centres to develop a…
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Farmers add to Africa’s drought crisis by slashing plant cover
Farming habits in East Africa and across the continent are depriving farmers of local rains,…
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Cosmetic buyers chase snail slime for skin health, opening new market
Snail slime is set to be among the fastest-rising skin care products with its market…
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Mombasa families pull vegetables into diets by growing vegetable towers in plastic pipes
More than 100 Mombasa urban families are cheaply growing vegetable hills on cement bags, plastic…
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Manure doubles tea harvest by fixing soil damage from fertiliser
Every year Kenya’s 680,000 tea farmers sacrifice some of their October tea bonus pay to…
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