Kiambu farmers access year round low cost hay
A new partnership has assisted smallholder farmers in Kiambu county access year round hay for…
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Company breeds low cost superior maize varieties amid shortage
At a time when the changing climatic conditions are dictating what seeds to plant where,…
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Kenya goes after fake pesticides with new law
Kenya is fine-tuning a new legal framework to regulate the registration and oversight of pesticides…
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Kenya faces East for mechanized agriculture
Kenya is planning to mechanise its agriculture and looking to India for farm equipment that…
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Father of roadside farming earns Sh30,000 monthly supplying veggies
Ezekiel Muli has perfected the art of roadside farming and is now feeding hundreds of…
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Milk processing plant takes urban dwellers back to farms
On a cold, early morning in this small community, women and girls are already working…
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Urban youth ditch ties for overalls and gumboots
A mixture of improved farming methods and lucrative markets for modern crops is now luring…
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The golden girls of Kenya’s agriculture
As the world marks International day of women, Kenya’s recognition of women farmers has been…
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Kenya women farmers neglected despite driving agriculture
Kenyan women make 80 percent of all farmers in the country according to the World…
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JusTea assist tea farmers increase earnings by 20 percent
A Vancouver based NGO is helping Kenyan tea farmers increase their earnings by upto 20…
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Project breeds high value beans for canners
A project to widen bean varieties for canning has yielded fruits with the country now…
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Kenyan maize finds its mojo in new labs
Researchers are teaming up to address the growing list of maize woes in the country…
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Irrigation scheme nourishes arid Loitoktok farms
The landscape in the shadow of Africa’s largest mountain, Kilimanjaro, is stunning. The climate is…
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The diabetic teacher who found fortunes in pig farming
A decision to quit teaching and concentrate on farming on health grounds for Mary Namaganda…
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Telcom firm launches information system for farmers
Mobile phone firm Airtel Kenya has launched an agribusiness information system meant to provide real…
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Western farmers grow incomes with Grevillea trees
Western Kenya farmers have planted over 2million Grevillea trees with an aim of hitting 5million…
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Soya bean fixes Mumias’ tired soils
Soya bean is positioning itself as a lucrative commercial crop in Mumias with over 1000…
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Uganda’s agricultural body points frustrated farmers to fortunes
Five years ago Kansiimire Francis could not feed his young family and despite his tireless…
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Farmer finds niche making milk formula
A dairy farmer is reaping from his own milk formula that combines creamy milk from…
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Ugandan farmers to go modern with US farmers’ support
A group of successful American farmers is set to train their Ugandan counterparts on modern…
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Farmer clusters point potato farmers to stable markets
A farming model that places potato farmers in clusters to grow high quality potatoes which…
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Former town boy harvests millions farming in arid area
In a tiny village of Kyumbuni along Kithimani market in Eastern Kenya, two greenhouses stands…
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Farmers chase cheaper, superior chicken breed
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute has given the local chicken a makeover prompting pent up…
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Plastic floating papyrus islands to clean L Naivasha
A project to create plastic floating islands containing papyrus plants known to clean dirty water…
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