Tissue culture banana earns farmer double income compared to traditional varieties
Farmers growing tissue culture bananas are earning more than two times what traditional varieties fetch….
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Research ranks Kenya last in sorghum production in Eastern Africa
The use of un-official seeds by Kenyan farmers has led to low production of sorghum…
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Fact sheet on butternut pumpkin farming
Butternut pumpkin is pear shaped golden yellow fruit that has a shelf life of up…
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How farmer is managing his over 100 rabbits online
A smart farmer is managing the health and performance of his over 100 rabbits remotely…
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Varsity receives Sh56.8m grant to finance and mentor 1,200 agribusiness entrepreneurs
United States International University-Africa (USIU) has been awarded Sh56.8m which is set to benefit about…
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Improved grain storage technology brightens up Kenyan farmers
Smallholder farmers can now reduce post-harvest losses in maize by 20 per cent using an…
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Loans helps small scale farmers fix adjustable biogas digesters
Small-scale dairy farmers can install adjustable plastic biogas digesters on loans, which are repaid in…
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Farmer creates online platform to help colleagues access best breeding services
A dairy farmer who has been fed up with poor services from fake cow breeders…
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Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetable earnings increase by 33 per cent in eight months
Kenya’s horticulture earnings increased by 33 per cent from Sh78.2bn to Sh104bn during the first…
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Kenya launches framework to implement climate-smart agriculture
The Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Irrigation (MoALF&I) on 31 October 2018 launched…
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Avocado, French beans, flowers, vegetables and peanuts market ripe in China
Kenyan farmers are set to benefit big market for their produce in China following an…
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Murang’a wine maker training farmers on commercial production of grapes
A Murang’a County farmer who started commercial production of grapes last year is training prospective…
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Promising climate options for Ethiopia, Kenya
Climate-smart agriculture in Ethiopia. Photo by Flickr, J. Mango/ICRAF. A new report draws on the…
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Fact sheet on apple farming
Apples can be propagated both by seed and through grafting. However, growing apples from seed…
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Rise in demand for strawberry flavour earns Kiambu farmer ready market
One small-scale farmer in Kiambu County is tapping tens of thousands of shillings flowing the…
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Startup making pizza from mushroom looking for farmers to grow the fungus
Some of the packed Mushroom Blue startup products. The company is looking for farmers to…
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A banana variety that can yield 90kg per stem to increase yields for smallholder farmers
A famer who bought a South African tissue cultured plantlet from a neighbor 15 years…
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Frustrated farmer abandons coffee, finds money in passion farming
Nyangaresi Nyamira turns passion fruit bushes at James Kiriago’s farm at Magwagwa, Nyamira County. Kiriago…
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How to reduce post-harvest losses in maize by 20 to 30 per cent
Farmers can reduce post-harvest losses in maize by up to 30 per cent by properly…
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Government to vet and pay genuine cane farmers Sh2.6bn before Christmas
The Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture has announced plans to pay Sh2.6bn debt owed to sugarcane…
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City lawyer finds cool cash in rearing fast maturing exotic bulls for meat
Mr. Bentamin Musau at his bulls’ shed stand during a past Machakos Agricultural Society of Kenya…
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East Africa Breweries Limited takes sorghum contract farming to Kakamega
East Africa Breweries Limited (EABL) through its subsidiary Kenya Breweries Ltd (KBL) is now looking…
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South Sudanese high yielding and fast maturing pawpaw variety seeds available in Kenya
Pawpaw variety that can yield 40 fruits in eight months. Photo courtesy. Kenyan farmers can…
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County taps 10,000 farmers to grow pyrethrum, sisal, sunflower, coffee, cotton and tea to diversify sources of income
The West Pokot County government has launched a Sh22m programme targeting more than 10,000 farmers…
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