Vegetable sacks enable Kitui farmer meet domestic needs
In cutting down the irrigation water requirement, one Kitui County farmer has resorted to growing…
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Farmer intercrops fodder and food crops to utilise shrinking land
In meeting household and livestock needs, one farmer has resorted to intercropping fodder and food…
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Siaya farmers triple milk yield feeding brachiaria grass
Siaya County farmers have tripled milk yields by feeding livestock on brachiaria grass, which contains…
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Kenya resumes regular EU chili export after 2-month ban
Kenya has resumed regular chili exports to the European Union (EU) after two months of…
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Report highlights abundance of hazardous pests on Kenyan plates
According to a report by Route to Food Initiative, Kenyan tomatoes and kale are the…
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28-year-old Timau farmer provides blueprint for profitable farming
By constructing a water pan for garlic and potato production, young Timau farmer Alfred Koome…
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Equity & John Deere agreement to improve farm equipment quality
Equity Group Holdings and farm equipment maker John Deere have signed a comprehensive agreement to…
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Nutrient-rich sweet lupines increase milk output by 3 liters
One Nyeri County farmer has found a new way of mixing multi-nutrient exotic beans, sweet…
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Molasses enables farmers preserve silage for over a year
Farmers can store excess livestock feeds for more than one year by adding sugarcane molasses…
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World leaders call for innovative private sector partnerships to finance Africa’s agri
In a special session Monday at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023,…
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Chicken dipping eradicates 90% of external parasites
A Nakuru County hatchery entrepreneur has resorted to dipping her chickens in pesticide suspension, a…
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Report: Kenyan farmers use Highly Hazardous Pesticides despite known dangers
According to a report, “Toxic Business: Highly Hazardous Pesticides In Kenya”, released today (13th September…
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Kenya begins export of omena to China with 52-tonne shipment
Kenya has shipped its first large-scale batch of 52 tonnes of omena (Silver Cyprinid) to…
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Part-time farming earns Kisii teacher over Sh80,000 a month
Scholar Kerubo Openda who got a government employment as a primary school teacher in 1997…
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Kenya farmers grow yields and income with conservation agriculture
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are increasing maize yields and have reduced production risk by 30…
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Soil testing crucial for crop bag planting
Nematodes and bacterial wilt are some of the deadliest infections affecting tomatoes, pepper, capsicum and…
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Composite tea offers farmers cheap non-chemical fertiliser
Preparation of composite manure helps in recycling organic matter into cheap non-chemical fertiliser for farmers….
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Factsheet: Understanding Soil Liming
Despite the benefits of liming adoption, only about eight per cent of farmers utilise it…
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US invests $15M investment in African farmers to support food systems
The United States government has announced a $15 million investment to support inclusive and resilient…
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Research shows aloe vera peels useful as natural insecticide
Research has shown that disposed aloe vera peels can be used as a natural insecticide…
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KALRO informs soil liming can double crop yields, launches farmer handbook
Most farmers across the country remain unaware that soil acidity reduces crop yield by almost…
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Israeli agriculture training center opens in Embu
The Israeli government and Don Bosco Eastern Africa have inaugurated the Don Bosco Agricultural Innovation…
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CABI partners to provide farmers/experts free education and training
The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) and free agridigital learning platform, East-West Seed…
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USDA implementing projects on solar-powered cold storage in Kenya
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service and North Carolina State University (NCSU)…
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