Plastic mulching technology for enhanced yields
Farmers in drought stricken areas or with little rainfall are advised to adopt plastic mulching…
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Tissue culture banana planting guidelines
Planting tissue culture bananas using the correct guidelines is very important for farmers who would…
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Programme to promote indigenous vegetables gaining momentum
Spider plant. Photo: Oyugi Zablon Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization’s (KALRO) Horticulture Research…
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New Advanced Blood Pregnancy-Test for cows to boost profit for dairy farmers
Lancet Kenya chief veterinarian Dhaval Shah. Photo credit: Salaton Njahu/NMG Dairy farmers for…
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SRAR 9065 F1 is the new money maker tomato
Tomato farmers keen to make money within a short period of time with tomato farming…
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More than 6,000 farmers benefit from free green grams seeds in Kitui
More than 6,000 farmers in Kitui County have benefitted from free green grams donated by…
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Magic Protein for increased Milk Yields
The Magic protein can double milk yields in high lactating dairy cows and is recommended…
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Kenya Government to buy 90 kg bag of maize at Sh. 3200 from farmers
Farmers in Kenya’s bread basket of Uasin Gishu drying their maize in preparation for sale…
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‘Iko-Lishe’ programme for hydroponic fodder production at low cost
Hydroponic fodder Livestock farmers have always found it difficult to afford high…
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Alfasafe protects your maize from deadly aflatoxin
Aflasafe is a 100% natural product for controlling poisonous Aspergilus flavus (A flavus) in food…
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Kukuchic Limited selling high quality Rainbow Rooster Kienyeji chicks
The high demand for indigenous chicken in the market has ensured Kukuchic limited has constant…
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Alcohol milk testing gun saves farmers milk rejection
An alcohol milk…
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Cooperative Society helps farmers own land and Manage Agribusiness
E-farm, a housing cooperative society based in Nairobi is helping farmers own land, houses and…
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AgroNet reduces cost of pest control improves yields
Vegetable net a family of AgroNet. AgroNet products provide farmers with affordable alternatives to generally expensive…
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Researchers: Banana pseudo stems are rich source of quality fibres
Cross section of a banana pseudo stem. Commercial value of banana fibre made from banana…
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Former Police Officer Strikes Gold with Guatemala Grass
Evans Muugu, 63, is no ordinary farmer. The retired police officer has struck gold in…
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AfriKelp LG-1 prevents abortion of flowers increasing yields quality and quantity
AfriKelp LG-1. helps plants produce their own hormones resulting into more roots, a stronger and healthier…
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Maize Storage Quality controls for food safety
Opinion by Titus Kisangau, Program Officer – Communications at Eastern Africa Grain Council For a country…
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Research Institute Develops Juice from ‘Mukombero plant’
Value addition for ‘Mukombero plant’ into a ready to drink juice will enable consumers to take…
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Appropriate Cattle Breeds for Dairying in Marginal areas
Farmers intending to keep dairy cows in the marginal areas and hoping to reap big…
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Meeting a cow’s basic feeding needs is key in milk production
This Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization dairy cow was crowned the best in milk…
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Ebwana Tereka cassava variety produces many tubers in short time
Ebwana Tereka, the new cassava variety unveiled by Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organisation during the Nairobi International Trade Fair…
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Farmers advised to use Clean, Natural Organic Humix Soil in GreenHouses
Boniface Odour, a greenhouse expert at Newscape Agro Systems Ltd demonstrating the use of Humix…
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Doom for Smallholder Farmers as Kenya’s Maize Production set to drop in 2017
A maize farm at the Central Kenya National Show, Kabiruini grounds, Nyeri County. PHOTO/JAPHET RUTO…
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