Farmers hopeful as scientists close to finding maize lethal necrosis resistant seeds
Scientists are on verge of finding a Maize lethal necrosis (MNL) resistant seed, a move…
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Health
Latest health stories from across Kenya.
Back in the Day, Tilling Land Was a Communal Activity Characterised by Song and Dance
Most of us who grew up in the village, and who are old enough, must…
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The Cape Gooseberry is a ‘wild’ fruit that could be used to treat cancer
The name Cape Gooseberry may not be familiar to many of us, but the fruit…
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Superior spraying tech tames water loss
Ugandan farmers are set to benefit from a new spraying technology that saves the amount…
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Kenya’s ‘hidden hunger’ situation chronic, study
Kenya is doing little to reduce hunger emerging among the top 50 countries where hidden…
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How Aspirin reduces pest attacks in crops
Spraying or watering crops with the painkiller Aspirin increases their immune system while triggering their…
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Childhood curiosity births soil testing lab
A childhood curiosity about the differences in yields between young Fredrick Muthuri parent’s farm and…
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Environmental pollution reduces Kenyans life expectancy
Plastic makes up a quarter of 60,000 tonnes of waste produced annually in Kenya according…
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Kenya launches aflatoxin lab to tame spread
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (Karlo) has launched the country’s first ever aflatoxin…
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Soil erosion wipes nutrients and incomes
Hilly terrain and heavy rains especially during the long rains have been every farmers’ nightmare…
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Bitter times for fruit farmers as new disease strikes
A passion fruit disease that wipes the entire crop in days and which has baffled…
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Scientists pitch for herbal medicine to cure livestock diseases
Proponents of herbal medicine also known as alternative medicine are rooting for adoption of herbal…
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Resource center embraces tech to transform farming
An information resource center has transformed the lives of hundreds of farmers in the semi…
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Tech tames aflatoxins for shillings
An application that can detect the cancer causing toxins, aflatoxins, and with accuracy levels as…
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AGRA scales food security resolve with new programme
Kenyan smallholder farmers long buffeted by failed rains, dwindling arable land, access to credit facilities…
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Superior kale varieties boost harvests, fight diseases
Sukuma wiki farmers in various areas of the country are recording a harvest boom thanks…
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Private companies package fertilizers to tame deficit
As Kenyan yields become depressed due to poor soils that are nutritionally deprieved, Kenyan private…
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Scientists target silkworms to contain Malaria
Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology are using the small factories…
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Fighting aflatoxins an orphan at a time
Behind rows of worn out desks, a feeble table, old tins and a group of…
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African farmers fix sick soils planting legumes
Depleted and tired soils have cost African farmers US$4 billion each year in lost productivity,…
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Farmers return to nuts as cure boosts crop’s immunity
At a time when Kenyan farmers are grappling with old and emerging macadamia diseases which…
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New tomato variety battles wilt disease
A new tomato variety resistant to bacterial wilt disease has been unveiled to Western Kenya…
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Project to tame malnutrition through mobile phones
Kenya is among Sub Saharan African countries set to benefit from a mobile phone project…
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Tired soils put future food availability at risk
The increasing degradation of earth’s peak soil through over cultivation and nutrient mining is putting…
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