New millet recipes move crop mainstream, drive up sales
Millet which used to be a feed for cheap brown porridge, has become a new…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
Farmer wins almost Sh1M for turning duck weed into chicken feed
Farmer who has created chicken feed out of common pond weeds cutting feed costs by…
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Solar incubator moves egg farmer into chicks with 4X income
Solar incubators have enabled a farmer in Bomet to move from just selling kienyeji eggs…
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Water hyacinth fuelling a new economy in Dunga Beach
A biogas maker is transforming the economy of Dunga Beach in Kisumu by using water…
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Cost breakdown of setting up a commercial dairy farm
Dairy farming is an important sector of the Kenyan economy, providing a source of income for many farmers and contributing to food security. According to the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB), the sector provides livelihood to an estimated 1.8…
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Pastoralists spin poisonous Mathenge weed into nutritious drought feed
Pastoralists are turning the invasive and poisonous Mathenge weed into an animal feed with high…
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iCow teaches experts how to raise all yields through soil care: my personal journey
The iCow Soil Advocacy programme is pursuing the change of farming practices by equipping agronomists…
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NGO replaces middle man in macadamia doubling farmer prices
An NGO has begun buying macadamia, doubling the earnings of farmers who previously relied on…
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Raking millions from poultry farming; how South African farmers are doing it
Just one year after venturing into poultry farming, Ntobeko Vilakazi, a South African farmer can look back and smile after experiencing success in the highly explored sector. On her farm in Ekangala, Mpumalanga, the farmer began her…
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Soil test scanners drive up yields with Sh650 ten minute tests
Hand-held soil scanners are reducing the cost of soil tests for farmers by more than…
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Farmers move from cactus gathering to cactus farming on arid lands
The rise of jam, juices and foods from gathered prickly pears could now develop into…
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Jack beans deliver rich food and yield jump for neighbouring crops
Growing jack beans, farmers get a double shot in high protein food for their families…
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Solar bubble dryers slash 36 per cent post-harvest losses
Solar dryers, affordable for groups of farmers, are slashing drying times by 48 hours saving…
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The EU deforestation regulation: A game-changer for Kenya’s coffee industry
The European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), aimed at combating global deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss, is poised to transform international trade. With its enforcement delayed until November 2025, the…
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Why Keeping Kienyeji chickens is a wrong business choice
In the YouTube channel Aim Agriculture Farm, YouTuber Antonio Innocent Mudong’I, a farming expert, has shared why keeping local chickens is not a good investment. The farmer notes that the indigenous birds are loss-making given their high…
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Round up of agricultural jobs in Kenya – 21st November 2024
From environmental officer jobs at Kilifi County, to Customer agronomist at Bayer East Africa in…
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Richard Rich: How three dairy cows can buy you a car in less than 5 years
Dairy farming is lucrative and many people have made crazy cash from this venture given the high demand for milk and milk products locally. But have you ever thought of the dairy cow sale business? This is arguably another cash cow even…
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Kelvin Gitau: 22-year-old Kiambu farmer making millions from 4,000 chickens
Unlike most graduates who embark on job search after graduating, Kelvin Gikuhi Gitau never sought employment thanks to his knowledge of different farming types, having been brought up in a family that relied on farming as the economic…
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Revolutionary rat-stopping bags protect farmers from main maize thieves
Maize storage bag manufacturers are helping farmers avoid half of after-harvest losses using revolutionary rodent-repelling…
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Top five goat diseases in Kenya
By Henry Jami Mang’eni The five top goat diseases in Kenya account for 66 per cent…
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Transmara beef farm cuts feed costs by 100 per cent with free sugar waste
A beef farm in Transmara County has cut its feed costs by 100 per cent…
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African farmers return rapidly declining soil potassium with ancient ash-in-pot technology
Farmers are turning to an ancient technology to return potassium to their soil on evidence…
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A look at the new KALRO hybrid cassava variety; what makes it a tick?
Scientists at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) have developed a new cassava variety that has superior characteristics compared to the traditional variety. Dubbed KME-08-02, or locally as Tajirika, the new…
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Facts about planting cabbage that every farmer should know
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…
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