One Machakos ‘Garden of Eden’ tree bears multiple fruit varieties
An 82-year-old farmer is harvesting different varieties of fruits from a single stem tree after…
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Kisii University scholar moving to rabbit urine harvesting for profits
A former Kisii University student, who started rearing rabbits as a hobby and later for…
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Farmer fetches thousands from humble doves and pigeons
One Nakuru farmer, who plunged into dove and pigeon rearing, is fetching tens of thousands…
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Beef charolais calf earns more than dairy cattle per year
Raising a charolais bull for beef at a feed scarce region can earn a farmer…
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Two chickens and two rabbits multiply 50 fish weight in six months
Kenya Prisons Service officers recently harvested 50 tilapia fish, with some weighing up to thrice…
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Centrifugal extractor saves farmers 30 per cent honey lost to past ways
A bee rearing agribusiness group is saving close to 30 cent of honey lost through…
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Crossbreeding broilers with layers cuts feeds and triples eggs
One poultry farmer has reduced the amount of feeds consumed by broilers by half and…
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Group earns six times from banana value addition
A Nyamira County youth group, which moved to value addition, has increases the earnings from…
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High protein double yielding napier grass released
Kenya Agricultural Research Organisation (KALRO) has released a new double yielding and high protein content…
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Parachute farming saves urbanites over Sh1,000 vegetables expenses
Urban dwellers can save more than Sh1,000 spent on vegetables per month by recycling plastic…
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Cow mattress can earn dairy farmers over Sh3,000, cut mastitis
Dairy farmers can earn an extra of Sh3,000 from milk by letting their cows lie…
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New hybrid watermelon can earn over Sh2.5 million in three months
Farmers can make more than Sh2.5 million shillings from one acre in three months with…
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Multipurpose tractor helps farmers harvest potatoes without cuts
Potato farmers can now harvest their crops without injuries, which accelerate rotting and reduced selling…
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Arid farmer moves to exotic bulls for fun and money
A Nairobi-based lawyer is rearing exotic bulls in his rural Machakos County to meet meat…
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Shrub feeds can increase livestock nutrition by 60 per cent
Farmers can now boost their livestock’s nutritional content by up to 60 per cent by…
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Polythene lining keeps ducks home for Machakos farmer
A Machakos County poultry farmer has found a cheap way to prevent ducks from straying…
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Once jobless youths earn Sh4 million monthly from mushrooms
A group of jobless youths, who started a project with less than Sh100,000 ten years…
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Opinion: African Heroes and the Superpowers of Agriculture
For most people, the notion of a hero conjures up images of brave individuals risking…
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Exotic cow multiplies milk yield for farmer
One Kakamega County farmer has raised his milk production by four-fold after selling two indigenous…
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One dairy cow lights up farmer’s home
A mixed farmer, who installed a biogas digester in 2012, has saved close to Sh40,000…
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International market paying ten times more for purple tea
Small-scale farmers can now earn up to ten times more by growing purple tea variety,…
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Tank fish farmers can purify water for reuse with Sh75,500 kit
Backyard tank fish farmers, who do not have access to rivers and streams, can purify…
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Death of farmer’s chicks gives birth to plastic cage
An indigenous poultry farmer, who lost five three-week old chicks to cold weather, has come…
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Sh57,000 posho mill helps agripreneur double earnings
One Kakamega County farmer has doubled his earnings from agribusiness after purchasing a Sh57,000 flour…
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