Farmers sell maize worth Sh2.5b to NCPB
Farmers in Kenya have sold 2 million 50 Kg bags of maize worth KSh2.6b to…
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FAO: Combining livestock and crop farming triples earnings
Small-scale agribusiness people can triple productivity by adopting modern integrated farming and hi tech practices,…
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All Weetabix wheat to come from British farmers
British cereal company Weetabix has renewed its pledge to source all its wheat from British…
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Nakuru hay farmer commended by UK
Nakuru farmer Noah Chemirmir has been highly commended by the British High Commission for his…
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Local fish labs to boost Kenya exports
Kenya is set to increase its fish exports thanks to a partnership with the Spanish…
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Nakuru enters farming MoU with China
The Nakuru County Government has entered into a memorandum of understanding with several Chinese states,…
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Lack of quality planting material to blame for poor crop yields
Public and private sectors in agriculture must strengthen channels of supplying high quality crop plating…
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Kenya at a good place to bridge France’s dire need of pineapples
Kenyan farmers can fill the international pineapple deficit, which has resulted in a sharp price…
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Cheap maize sheller saves farmers tens of hours
Smallholder maize farmers in Kenya can now shell up to 4kg of maize at ago…
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How to grow the endangered sandalwood
In an effort to save sandalwood from extinction due to rampant logging and uprooting for…
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EU market opens up for Kenyan fish farmers
Fish farmers in Kenya can now earn up to Sh800 per kilo of fillet, almost…
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Sandalwood should be commercialised
Allowing for commercial cultivation of sandalwood in Kenya could shield the ‘golden’ tree from extinction…
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How to grow mushrooms for export
Mushrooms are fruiting bodies of fungi. They lack chlorophyll and therefore they must feed on…
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Aloe Vera prices at an all-time high
The high demand for beauty and medicinal products made from Aloe Vera has created a…
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Indian cotton seed maker eyeing Kenyan market
Two years after acquiring a controlling stake in Zimbabwe-based Quton Seed Company, India’s agri biotech…
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Onions from Tanzania killing the business for Kenyan farmers
Tanzania, Egypt and other onion producing countries have taken over the Kenyan onion market with…
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Mint used to control fleas, mosquitoes
Mint, the herb that is popularly known as a garnish for meat and alcoholic drinks,…
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This powder prevents contaminated water from seeping out of pit latrines
South African company, Amka Organico is out in Nairobi marketing a new product that has…
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Kenyan mangoes have a ripe market in Japan
As the mango harvesting season approaches, farmers should be looking at export prospects as a…
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Tea farmers in for a tough year as fertiliser subsidies dropped..
The more than 260, 000 small-scale tea growers in the country will have to pay…
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Kienyeji chicken firm with ready market looking for trainees
A fast-rising poultry firm is out to recruit farmers a programme that will see them…
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Strange epidemic disease identified in Northern Kenya
An outbreak of an epidemic disease affecting camels has been identified in Northern Kenya, even…
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Makerere University unveils tractor made of wood
Makerere University have unveiled a three-wheeled tractor made of wood and steel, which in addition…
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Superior Kenyan bean variety increases yields by 50 per cent
Bean farmers in Kenya can now harvest up to 600kg per acre in just two…
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