Sunflower growers unable to access government-promised seeds
The government’s stalled sunflower seed distribution program has left farmers frustrated as the long rains…
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Onion farmers laugh to the bank despite increased production costs
Despite the price of hybrid onion seeds doubling over the past year, onion growers are…
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Door opens for food-insecure Garissa to be Kenya’s leading rice producer
Ranked among the most food-insecure counties in Kenya, rice production has the potential to transform…
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Kenyan breeder improves genetics of local East African dorper sheep with imports
Bernard Wagitu, the founder of Amagoh Dorpers, is elevating dorper farming across East Africa by…
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Kenya’s only MRL tester safeguards export farmers from lost millions
Stricter European Union Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have increased the interception and destruction of Kenya’s…
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Kirinyaga dairymen double income through milk ATMs
Two dairy farmers and neighbours in Kirinyaga County have doubled their incomes through milk ATMs….
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Farmers using groups to access exotic KALRO goats, multiplying output
Through groups and cooperatives, dairy goat farmers can cheaply acquire KALRO high-yielding exotic dairy goat…
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Beef prices soar on post-drought shortage
The severe 2020 – 2023 East African drought killed over 9.5 million livestock in Kenya,…
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Meru oilseed processor recruiting 1,000 sunflower farmers to plug waning production
Oilseed processor Rafikipay Ltd is looking to recruit 1,000 sunflower out-growers in Tharaka and Bura…
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Tropical sugarbeet: New crop opportunity for all counties
The introduction of tropical sugarbeet varieties has opened up its cultivation to millions of farmers…
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Kenya’s potato late blight resistance ticking time bomb for Sh50B agri-sector
Kenya’s potato production has shrunk from 22.4 tons per hectare in 2008 to just 8.4…
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Seed-coating organic fertiliser increases germination rates, upping yield 30%
On average, 76 per cent of market-bought seeds planted by Kenyan farmers germinate. Well below…
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Kenyan growers cash in on ideal weather for world’s fastest-growing superfruit
Since its classification as a superfruit in the early 2000s the global blueberry market is…
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Hybrid onion seed prices double on increased import costs & high demand
In one year, the price of F1 onion hybrid seeds has doubled from about Sh20,000…
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Heavy rains push-up fungi infections in farms
The heavy rains experienced across Kenya are driving up fungal infections and fungicide application by…
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Increased seedling sellers keeping tomato prices down
An increase in tomato seedling sellers in Kenya is moderating prices by ensuring a consistent…
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Long-term weather forecasts guide farmers to tomato millions
Long-term weather forecasting tools are helping tomato farmers rake in its promised millions and avoid…
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Pest-damaged vegetables poisoning Kenyans
While E. coli is among the leading causes of illness from the consumption of unsanitary…
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Kenya’s first sugar beet processor to recruit 650 farmers
Kenya’s first sugar beet processing company is looking to increase its farmer base from 320…
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Climate change cuts coffee farmer incomes, threatens Kenya’s ability to grow crop
An investigation on the impact of climate change on Kenyan coffee farmers warned that 93…
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Nyamira women make Sh77K a week from spider plants
Through capitalising on the demand for the indigenous spider plant (saga/saget) in neighbouring Kisumu and…
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Nigeria, Kenya horticulture farmers raise incomes 20% through cold storage
Five thousand kilometers apart, Soko Fresh in Kenya and Colb Hubs in Nigeria, are using…
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Decreasing soil moisture cuts size of Africa’s farmland
Climate change is decreasing available soil moisture which has major impacts on sub-Sahara Africa’s food…
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Four diseases decrease Kenya’s potato yield 62%, decimating food security
The continued spread of four potato diseases has led to a 62.5 per cent decrease…
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