Farmer rescues apples from 15 to 200 fruits by clearing woolly aphids
By MaryAnne Musilo Solomon Maina is harvesting around 200 apples per tree per season in…
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Agriculture
Latest agriculture stories from across Kenya.
6,000 farmers get subsidised fertilizer in Vihiga
Hundreds of smallholder farmers across Vihiga and neighboring Nandi counties are benefiting from the ongoing Presidential Fertilizer Subsidy Programme at the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) Hamisi Depot, Vihiga County, following…
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Empowering Smallholder Farmers Through Innovation: How Agriflex is Transforming Agricultural Value Chains
Agriflex: Agriculture remains one of Africa’s most important economic sectors, employing millions of people and contributing significantly to food security. Yet many smallholder farmers continue to face familiar challenges—limited access…
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Turning Banana Waste into Sustainable Opportunity: How EcoBana is Building Africa’s Circular Economy
EcoBana: Across Africa, millions of tonnes of agricultural waste are discarded every year, often burned or left to decompose despite their untapped economic potential. At the same time, businesses are under increasing pressure to reduce…
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From Farm Waste to Sustainable Packaging: How Zuripacks is Turning Banana Stems into a Circular Economy Success Story
Africa produces nearly 90 million tonnes of banana crop waste, much of which is left to decompose or burned after harvest. At the same time, demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow as businesses seek alternatives to plastic and…
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Nanyuki trader gets 10x sales by powdering ginger
By Antynet Ford Herb and spice trader Evans Mwaura has expanded his business nearly 10-fold…
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Kisumu farmer making Sh20,000 daily from 150 dairy goats on half an acre
A growing appetite for goat milk is encouraging more farmers to shift from conventional livestock keeping to dairy goat farming, attracted by the promise of steady incomes, lower production costs and resilient animals that can withstand…
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NWHSA, county government, investor join forces on lucerne farming project
The National Water Harvesting and Storage Authority (NWHSA), the Tana River County Government and Stella Mundi Properties Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly implement a climate-smart lucerne farming project in…
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Laikipia group doubles honey by attracting bees to fill empty hives
By Wycliffe Musalia Osuguroi Self-Help Group in Laikipia has more than doubled its honey earnings…
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Agricultural technologies of future: automation of agriculture in Global South
Agriculture is becoming one of the key areas of technological transformation in the Global South. Population growth, climate change, limited natural resources and the need to improve production efficiency are accelerating the adoption of…
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Inside Kenyan fintech using AI to offer quick credit to small agribusinesses
Smallholder farmers and agribusinesses continue to face significant hurdles in accessing affordable credit, with many locked out of conventional lending because they lack collateral, lengthy credit histories or formal financial records.…
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Why an investment in sustainable agriculture must include the African smallholder
Africa’s agricultural future will not be decided in boardrooms or international climate conferences. It will be determined on millions of small farms where families wake before dawn to cultivate the crops that feed our communities, power…
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Dorper sheep farmer saves Sh1400 a day switching to farm-grown fodder regime
By MaryAnne Musilo, Ken Kamau, the director at Menengai Echo Ranch Farm in Nakuru, has…
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Kitui farmers making up to Sh4,000 daily from watermelon farming
Watermelon farming is emerging as one of the most profitable agricultural ventures in Kenya’s dry eastern region, offering farmers a reliable source of income where conventional crops such as maize have repeatedly failed due to erratic…
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CBD juice seller builds health by axing worst farmers
By Antynet Ford Theresia Wanjiru, a fresh juice vendor in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD),…
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Kenya launches KSh 1.081 trillion (US$8.4 billion) 5-Year Agri-food investment plan
Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development has unveiled an ambitious National Agri-food Systems Investment Plan (NASIP) 2026-2030, a KSh1.081 trillion (about US$8.4 billion) investment framework aimed at guiding agricultural…
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Farmer saves poultry business with Gooseweed feed
By Lyzzie Owade Mary Wanjiku was close to abandoning her poultry business in Makao, Nakuru…
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Gilgil farmer expands water harvesting for El Niño as new income
By Antynet Ford Beatrice Wangui has built up 80,000 litres of rainwater on her Gilgil…
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Nakuru farmer sweeps away pests with Mexican Marigold after chemical burn
By MaryAnne Musilo A Nakuru cabbage farmer has pulled off a Sh2,000 saving per season…
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Kenya unveils Shs1.08T agri-food investment framework to transform agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in Kenya, has today launched a landmark KES 1.081 trillion Kenya National Agri-food Systems Investment framework that will help guide the country in its agricultural transformation in…
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Farmers switch to indigenous vegetable farming as demand soars
Indigenous vegetables, once largely regarded as food for low-income households, are making a remarkable comeback in western Kenya, with farmers increasingly abandoning conventional vegetable farming in favour of traditional crops that…
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Flower farm burning ¼ tonne of flowers a day grounded by soaring freight rates
By MaryAnne Musilo, A flower farm in Naivasha that was exporting a tonne of flowers…
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Kakamega farmer doubles maize, stops deaths, with aflatoxin measures
By Wycliffe Musalia The risk of crop losses to aflatoxin is set to soar this…
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Magic flower helping vegetable farmers cut costs, boost yields
For many farmers, flowers are grown for beauty or the ornamental market. However, one bright yellow flower is quietly proving to be a valuable ally in vegetable production, helping farmers reduce pest attacks, improve soil health and make…
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