New grain storage technology to help farmers avoid Sh15bn post-harvest losses
Purdue Improved Crop Storage (PICS) grains technology which will see farmers avoid over Sh15bn post-harvest…
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Naivasha farmer earns Sh175,000 a season from a three-quarter acre onion farm
Part of Harrisom Muriuki’s onion farm at Karai in Naivaha. He has alredy harvested 1.5…
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Applying aflasafe chemical two to three weeks ahead of maize flowering stops aflatoxin
As maize starts to flower, farmers may avert poisonous fungus contamination by applying a biological…
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Researchers develop a simple transporter machine which can be used to carry farm produce
JKUAT tricycle which has a capacity of carrying 750 kilograms at a time. Photo courtecy….
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Government agency to train farmers on how to improve their cattle breeds for free
The Kenya Animal Genetic Resources Centre (KAGRC) will be holding a farmer’s open day on 25th May,…
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Kericho farmers to adopt avocado farming to diversify their income
Grafted Hass avocado seedlings. Kerich County farmers are set to get 2,000 such seedlings to…
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Molo farmer intercrops potato and garden peas, earning year round income
A farmer in Molo is growing potato seeds and intercropping with garden peas, in a…
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Company contracts farmers to supply supermarkets with onions, tomatoes, kales, spinach and mushrooms
.Organic Farmers Market, a company that was founded in 2010 and promotes health eating habits…
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Nyamira family joins hands in farm labour to up their income
Kales grown in bags in part of Evans Nyakwara’s farm. Photo courtecy. A family of…
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Kenya faces wheat shortage as farmers abandon the crop
Kenya’s wheat production decreased by 23.1 per cent from 214.7 thousand tonnes recorded in 2016…
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Once jobless youth turns cassava root into about a half a million business venture
Some of the products made from cassava roots. Photo courtecy. Alex Ombuto, who stayed for…
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Murang’a farmer earns Sh30,000 from a single aerial yam stem
A Murang’a county farmer who abandoned coffee farming to venture into yam farming four years…
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Five feeds to boost your cow’s fertility
A research done by the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Organization reveals that poorly fed cows…
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Kisumu County renews plans to revive cotton farming to benefit farmers within Lake Victoria basin
The county government of Kisumu has become the latest to start the push for reviving…
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Government’s maize flour blending policy to reduce shortage and promote sorghum, millet and cassava farming
A proposal by the ministry of Agriculture to push millers to blend maize flour with…
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Ministry to provide free milk coolers to farmer cooperatives to avoid wastage
The ministry of agriculture will provide milk coolers to farmer cooperative societies all over the…
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Why sugarcane production is on the decline in Kenya
Sugarcane production in Kenya declined by 41.2 per cent from 639.7 thousand tonnes in 2016…
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Affordable internet enabling farmers improve food production
Artificial intelligence is revolutionising agriculture By Adil El Youssefi, CEO Liquid Telecom Kenya Adil El…
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Sex lure trap controls pest causing rejection of chilli in export markets
False codling moth. The moth has caused strict measures on Kenya fresh produce especially chilli…
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European Union to fund over 15,000 coast farmers to grow cashew nuts and sesame (simsim)
More than 15,000 smallholder farmers from Kwale, Kilifi and Lamu counties are set to benefit…
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USAID launches Sh28bn project to help over 200,000 Rwandan farmers improve crop yields
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) last week launched a new Sh28bn project…
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Firm develops an app to help farmers request for tractor services
Farm Company launches mini tractor for smallholder farmers Tractor tilling a land. Tractor ownership among small-scale…
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Steps to follow in certifying seeds
Farmers who produce seeds for sale can certify them at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate…
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How to stop deadly rice disease
Rice farmers in Kenya can control the deadly rice blast disease that causes 60 to…
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