Opinion: 5 factors dragging back agriculture sector in Kenya
By Anne Munene, founding manager of Lukuai Hay Farm We are half way through a very…
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City grocery feeds residents with dried vegetables, making a kill on increasing demand
Packed sun-dried vegetables. Photo courtesy. Sun Dried Vegetables Services, a Kenyan vegetable grocery based in…
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Why I intercrop maize with sweet potatoes
In 2017, Hellen Cheruiyot, a farmer based in Elgeyo Marakwet decided to intercrop her maize…
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Experts call for combined efforts to mobilise production, commercialisation and uptake of African indigenous vegetables
A display of some of the African indigenous vegetables during stakeholders conference at Kenyatta University of Agriculture…
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Israeli market opens up for Kenyan miraa (khat) farmers
The Israeli market has opened up for Kenyan miraa farmers, three years after the produce…
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Growing demand for rabbit meat among five start hotels in Nairobi excites farmers
Rabbit farmers in Kenya are set to find fortune as the demand for rabbit meat…
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Why farmer looked for market before growing courgettes
With statistics showing that post-harvest losses account for up to 40 per cent of total…
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Busia agricultural industrial park to provide market for western Kenya cassava farmers
Busia Governor Sospeter Ojaamong has given a nod for the establishment of a modern agricultural…
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Kenyan fruit, vegetable exporter wins prestigious award at AgriPitch competition
Photo courtesy Alex Muli, CEO and Co-Founder of Goshen Farm which exports Kenyan fresh fruits…
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Loitoktok farmer growing multiple crops to organically control pests, diseases and weeds
Kithokilo’s organic poultry immune booster, curative and preventative. Photo courtesy. Marshal Kithokilo, Loitoktok farmer is…
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Feeding cows on a balanced diet improves milk production
Farmers who feed their cows on a balanced diet are more likely to improve milk…
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Students establish seedlings farm to enhance their capacity in farming practices
The HOSA members tending the seedlings. Photo courtesy. Horticulture Students Association (HOSA) at Jomo Kenyatta…
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Uasin Gishu farmer earns double from short season crops after quitting job
In February 2018, Maxwell Kiplagat quit his job as a farm manager to start horticulture…
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How meagre pocket money birthed Sh6,000 profit a week mushroom venture for college students
Chapvin Mushrooms house at Igegania, Thika. the company currently produces 80-100 punnets a week. Photo courtesy. Charles…
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Kenyan coast beekeepers double honey production from 30 to 60 kilos a year with modern hives
Coastal region farmers are getting trained on honey harvesting using modern kits and beehives. With…
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Outsourced eggs cut hatching rate by over 50 per cent
Farmers who rely on eggs bought from other producers for hatching chicks are at risk…
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Semen costs to go down by half on purchase of new liquid tankers by government
The cost of semen in Kenya will go down by half following the government’s move…
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Training boosts coffee farmer’s earnings by 75 per cent
A farmer tending to her coffer. Photo: G. Smith (CIAT) At least 42,000 Central Kenya farmers…
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Nandi farmer who quit maize for French beans gets guaranteed market
In May 2019, Robert Kiprop Choge quit maize farming for French beans, a short season…
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Strawberry jam production helps company find market for grade 2 fruits
The Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) plant in South C, Nairobi where VG Foods Ltd…
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New technology to help farmers prevent bacterial wilt in potatoes
The International Potato Center (CIP) in collaboration with the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)…
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Acute shortage of dwarf coconut variety seedlings hits coastal region
Roughly six months after Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) launched a new high-yielding fast-maturing…
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How a former P1 teacher built a mixed farm empire in Kisumu from Sh4,000 capital
Antony tending to some of his ornamental birds at his farm in Dunga, Kisumu County….
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Nyamira farmer looking for manure suppliers in Kisii, Bomet, Kericho and Homa Bay
A Nyamira banana farmer Erick Muturi is looking for manure suppliers in Kisii, Nyamira, Bomet,…
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