Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Cabbage farming can be profitable in Kenya given the high demand for the vegetable locally and farmers can make profits of about Sh100,000 to Sh300,000, per acre, depending on the yields and the prices. In the Facebook group iMaDe FARMs…
More than 40,000 small scale farmers are registering in their wards to receive cheaper seeds,…
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…
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…
Researchers have shown that Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas have the ideal weather and soils…
216, 000 smallholder farmers in Kenya have increased their farm incomes by 35 per cent…
A farmer in Siaya has fought striga weeds that had made her farm unusable and…
1. Position: Gardener Employer: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints Location: Nairobi About the…
A farmer on the fertile slopes of Mount Kenya has switched her land from a…
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…
An online tool for Kenyan farmers has been delivering shocks to its users as they…
Shifting sugarcane farming from Western Kenya to the Coast will cut cane growing time by…
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…
Kenya’s pyrethrum production is climbing rapidly, up 81 per cent in just five years, to…
Tephrosia, a herb more commonly referred to as ‘fish bean’, delivers a double blessing of…
An 80-tonne processing capacity factory is creating new markets for 2,250 smallholder contracted farmers in…
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.…
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…
Researchers have proved beehive fences repel elephant raids on smallholder farms by 86.3 per cent…
Sugarcane farmers are staying trapped in sugar as their incomes slump, using often rich agricultural…
A university in Nyeri has joined a global consortium of agricultural centres to develop a…
Farming habits in East Africa and across the continent are depriving farmers of local rains,…
Snail slime is set to be among the fastest-rising skin care products with its market…
More than 100 Mombasa urban families are cheaply growing vegetable hills on cement bags, plastic…
