Cooperative Model Boosts Yields and Income for 5,000 Households in Nyandarua
In Nyandarua County’s Njabini area, a groundbreaking initiative called Farmers Together is revolutionizing potato farming…
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Kenyan Soils Rejuvenated by Mucuna Bean’s Nitrogen Fixation
A unique bean variety is helping fertilize degraded soils due to its nitrogen-fixing traits. Mucuna…
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Nakuru Farmers Reduce Pests 40% With Neem Leaves
Farmers in Subukia, Nakuru are cutting the spread of pests by up to 40 percent…
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Uasin Gishu Farmers’ Cooperative Transforms Market Opportunities, Triples Earnings
A farmers’ cooperative has delivered Uasin Gishu farmers from the burden of poor market prices,…
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Understanding and Preventing Infertility in Heifers
Titus Toet a dairy farmer from Molo has for the last three years grappled with…
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FAO Issues Urgent Alert for Rift Valley Fever Outbreak in Eastern Africa
FAO and IGAD have issued an alert to livestock farmers in Eastern Africa urging them…
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KMC Achieves 70% Self-Sufficiency, Targets Kenya’s Sausage Market
After years of mismanagement and loss-making, the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), has been gradually decreasing…
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$300 Million Investment Project Launched to Enhance Food Security in the Horn of Africa
Naivasha, Kenya, 15 June 2023 — In a significant stride towards building resilience for food…
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Super Napier Grass (Pakchong 1): Revolutionizing Livestock Farming in Kenya
Livestock farming plays a vital role in Kenya’s economy, yet traditional feeds have failed to…
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FAO Launches Project to Protect Staple Food Crops from African Armyworm
15 June 2023, Naivasha, Kenya– In a bid to combat the African Armyworm and safeguard…
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May 2023 Rainfall Analysis and June Forecast for Kenya’s ASAL Regions
Analyzing the May 2023 monthly rainfall, it becomes apparent that several arid and semi-arid lands…
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High Maize Prices Persist Due to Limited Supply and Expensive Fuel
Kenya’s maize prices remain high due to below-average local cereal production in 2022 and reduced…
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Indigenous Fruit Trees Unlock Economic Opportunities for Siakago Farmers in Kenya
Peter Njeru, a farmer from Siakago, Embu County, is part of a group of 27…
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Oregano Plant: An Effective Solution for Coccidiosis Prevention and Cure in Poultry Farming
Poultry farmers in Kenya can now combat coccidiosis, a devastating poultry disease, using the oregano…
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New Sh2.8 billion Kericho sugar mill boon for cane farmers
Sugarcane farmers in Kericho and surrounding counties are set to benefit from the newly constructed…
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Fact Sheet: Controlling aphid & leaf miner in kale
Florence Anyona, a kale farmer in Kisii cannot sell her crop due to infestation by…
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Machakos farmer increases rabbit weight by 2kg through crossbreeding
A Machakos farmer who adopted crossbreeding to boost the weight of his rabbits from three…
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Fact Sheet: Management and disease control in indigenous poultry
Farmers rearing pure indigenous chicken for commercial purposes are reportedly making losses and sometimes others…
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Irrigation increases Njoro farmers growing area area by 11 acres gunning international award
Damliner (Photo/flickr.com) A farmer from Njoro, Nakuru County is improving his production capacity from an…
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Comfrey an emerging high-protein napier supplement
Russian comfrey is emerging as the better fodder alternative as it provides livestock with three…
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Kikuyu farmer doubles onion production with goat manure
A farm in Ndeiya in Kikuyu, Kiambu County is using goat manure to grow red…
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Government agency connects farmers to clean disease free seeds
Farmers in the South Rift region counties such as Bomet, Kisii, and Nyamira are benefiting…
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Adopting digital farming technologies drives up annual profits 70%
Kenyan farmers adopting the use of digital farming technologies for their different farming activities such…
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Prepare for drier than usual June-Sep rain season across E.Africa
By George Munene IGAD’S Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has announced that the June…
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