Conservation agriculture manual launched for Muslim farmers
For the first time in history, a manual on conservation agriculture has been launched to…
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Researchers launch high yielding rice variety to tame import gap
Researchers under the auspices of Africa Rice Center have introduced 6 new stress tolerant high…
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Mobile soil testing trucks to the rescue of Ugandan farmers
Ugandan farmers are set to benefit from free agricultural training and soil testing, thanks to…
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Farmers invest in homemade livestock feeds as prices skyrocket
Long buffeted by escalating prices of commercial feeds and unpredictable weather patterns, a group of…
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Researchers blend fertilizers to boost yields
Researchers are blending and customizing fertilizers to suit farmers needs as details emerge that the…
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Mobile soil testing kits salvage Western Kenya soils
Over 800 farmers in Trans-Nzoia have benefitted from a project where researchers are using mobile…
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Zero grazing reduces tick diseases by upto 8 times study
A study by the International Livestock Research Institute ILRI is advocating for zero grazing system…
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Project creates lowcost greenhouses for East African farmers
A project by US students is helping East African farmers move beyond subsistence farming by…
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Researchers decry dismal uptake of purple tea
Researchers are decrying the low uptake of the superior purple tea among farmers despite its…
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Smallholder farmers pay the price of poor farming policy
Kimathi Makira an IT graduate enjoys the dangling bananas and the succulent tomatoes in his…
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Seed grower targets farmers with Sh10 pack
The cost and scarcity of high quality seeds in Kenya has held back many smallholders…
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Scientists unveil disease resistant napier to fight smut disease
Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) have unveiled two superior,…
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How a dream hatched largest chicken empire in East and Central Africa
Kenya is experiencing a boom in poultry rearing, buoyed predominantly by growing demand for poultry…
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Milk hawking lifts farmers’ prospects and economy
The liberalization of informal milk markets in the country has now seen producers, vendors and…
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Farmers move to organic fertilizer as soil acidity takes toll on yields
Kilifi farmers are slowly courting organic fertilizer in a move meant to shift them from…
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Dried nettles draw fanatical uptake among health conscious middle class
Farmers in Rift Valley are domesticating nettles, a high valued vegetable that was traditionally farmed…
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Growing vegetables and fruits tames water wastage, researchers
As warnings get issued that Kenya’s agricultural water use is surpassing sustainable levels and adversely…
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Cereal farmers grow incomes with storage wares
Kenyan cereal farmers long buffeted by post harvest losses and poor farm gate prices have…
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‘Super Grow’ stems water wastage, tripling yields
Kenyan farmers are using a new solution that reduces water and pesticides wastage by allowing…
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Farmers return to coffee as global demand hit new highs
As global demand for coffee reaches unprecedented highs, Kenyan farmers are replanting what they uprooted…
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Farmers reap fortunes turning rock to arable land
The scramble for agricultural land by real estate coupled with discovery of minerals are taking…
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Crop insurance insulate thousands from weather vagaries
Over 180,000 smallholder farmers in East Africa have insured their crops, in a new move…
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Radio still king among Kenya’s smallholder farmers
Kenya’s smallholder farmers still count on radio to learn new techniques of improved farming despite…
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Chicken farmer rides on strict hygiene to reap profits
Francis Ondier 52 is very particular about visitors to his livestock farm. Any visitor must…
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