Farmers make higher sales through WhatsApp
Kenyan farmers with smart-phones can reach out to buyers of their produce by engaging buyers…
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Ugandan farmers petition UNDP to cut ties with Bidco
A Ugandan Farmers Association has appealed to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to break…
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Curing extends potato shelf-life to 40 days
Farmers can increase the shelf-life of sweet and Irish potatoes, and other root crops to…
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Samsung digital villages to benefit Rural farmers in Kenya
Samsung is planning to set up digital villages in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania, a move…
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Blight resistant GMO potato being tested for Kenya market
Irish potato farmers may soon enjoy high returns if the Government approves the commercialisation of…
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High-end hotels in Kenya create best turkey market
The increasing demand for turkey meat by high-end hotels in Kenya is creating a lucrative…
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Nakuru farmer increases milk production by letting cows watch TV
A farmer in Nakuru has confirmed that the milk output in dairy cows increases with…
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New KALRO poultry vaccines don’t need fridges to store
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has unveiled new poultry vaccines with a…
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KALRO unveils super-yield indigenous chicken
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)has unveiled a high yielding, fast maturing, easy…
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Rare fruit fetches KSh2,300 per Kg in Kenya
There is a golden fruit in the local and world markets but no Kenyan farmer…
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Mushroom firm looking for outgrowers
Mushroom Blue, a Kenyan startup branding and supplying mushroom products, including pizza, is buying and…
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Farmer tapping money from the flourishing strawberry market
One small-scale farmer in Kiambu County is tapping tens of thousands of shillings flowing from…
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Healthy eaters craving mushrooms
Mushroom farmers in Kenya stand a chance to benefit from the growing demand of the…
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Bees keeping errant elephants away from farm fields
Peasants living near wildlife conservancies are mixing crop and bee farming to fend off errant…
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Liquid paraffin helps day-old chick on first feeding
Chicks, after hatching, may take longer than expected to start feeding on their own. But…
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Rift Valley Fever now has a working vaccine
A Nairobi-based international research organisation has successfully developed a vaccine against Rift Valley Fever virus…
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Flower farmers smiling as Valentine’s Day approaches
Trade is booming for Kenyan flower farmers as Valentine’s Day gets nearer, with their business…
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Kenya approves GM maize
Kenyan researchers say that more tests are needed before genetically modified (GM) maize seeds can…
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Purple tea to end farmers’ agony as black tea prices fall
Kenya farmers would reap more from the huge demand for purple tea in the global…
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New potato varieties key to EU market
Small-scale agribusiness entrepreneurs can seize the massive sweet potato market opening in Europe and cash in…
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Enterprising Kenyan leader spearheads snail farming
Rosemary Odinga is the only farmer currently registered by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to…
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Narok farmers urged to store wheat until prices rise
Narok County farmers have been asked to deliver wheat to silos and other storage facilities…
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Passsion fruit shortage hits soft drink companies
Farmers can meet the sharp soft drink market demand by growing high-yielding passion fruit varieties…
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Nyandarua Sh700 insemination plan on despite protest
The Nyandarua County government will officially launch the planned cheap artificial insemination (AI) service programme…
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