Scientists recommend eating maize hairs to keep off kidney diseases
Scientists have found that eating the annoying strings at the top of maize cobs improves…
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Laikipia poultry farm sprays garlic, thyme & mint to kill off chicken keepers’ nightmare
A poultry farm has rid itself of mites, which had killed 569 of its laying…
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Kenya Met advises farmers to delay planting to early April
Farmers in all parts of Kenya except the Western sector have been warned to wait…
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Tomato farmer reports quarter jump in tomato harvests adding egg shells and bones
A farmer in Kiambu has increased his tomato harvest by one-quarter by improving the calcium…
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Nakuru dairyman pumps up his milk 30% shifting to red napier
A dairy farmer has increased his milk output by 30 per cent by replacing green…
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Leading chilli exporter recruiting hundreds of new farmers to meet growing demand
By Fadhili Fredrick A leading chili processing and export company is looking for more farmers…
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Family farms sink as foot-and-mouth sweeps Nyeri
By Francis Ndungu Farmers in Nyeri County are losing up to ten dairy cows in…
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Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 4th March, 2025
1. Position: Learn pathway lead Employer:SNV Netherlands development organisation Location: Nairobi The LEARN Pathway Lead…
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Health-seeking farmers grow ‘apple sweet potato’ to manage diabetes
Farmers are growing a sweet potato lookalike crop most Kenyans have never heard of, yacon,…
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Timau avocado farm deploys used engine oil to kill its biggest pest menace
By Francis Ndungu A small-scale avocado export farm is using lightbulb-lit tins of used diesel…
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FarmBiz kicks off countrywide farm tours targeted at doubling farmer profits
FarmBizAfrica, with its agenda of reporting ways for farmers to double production and reduce costs…
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Can Kenya’s rumex farmers be saved?
Hundreds of Mt. Kenya farmers have been left with ‘unsellable’ rumex plants that they planted…
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Homa Bay farmer provides market for 130 sorghum growers with Sh1M Youth Fund loan
A farmer in Homabay has moved from supplying two tons of sorghum to EABL to…
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Tour shows farmers how to make bamboo vinegar fertilisers and pesticides
Kenyan experts are running a demo day showing farmers how to make bamboo smoke, which…
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Farmer halves onion planting costs with home-made drum roller
An onion farmer has cut her spend on farm workers making onion transplanting holes from…
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Digging in weeds ahead of planting lifts maize yields 40%
Farmers are increasing their maize yields by 40 per cent by letting weeds grow and…
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Strawberry farmers apply crushed eggshells to kill off snails
By Francis Ndungu A strawberry farm in Laikipia uses crushed eggshells to keep off snails…
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Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 11th February, 2025
From farm stewards to production manager positions and various teaching opportunities, these are the 58…
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Competition Authority reports 37% rise in chicken feed prices
Chicken feed prices have risen by at least 37 per cent in the last four…
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Jail term for farmers transporting unvaccinated animals
Livestock keepers face two months imprisonment if they move Foot and Mouth Disease and Peste…
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Uganda farmers kill coffee-eating beetle with alcohol traps
Uganda coffee farmers have turned to alcohol traps to clear 70 per cent of coffee…
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Fast training in soil health drives up yields for Kilifi farmers
By Henry Jami Mang’eni Soil degradation is crippling agricultural output in Kilifi County, cutting yields…
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Moringa spray offers hope in fighting wheat leaf rust
Moringa leaf spray is offering a rescue to farmers from wheat leaf rust, found in…
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Farmers triple yields with Tanzanian phosphorus rocks
Smallholder bean farmers in Western Kenya have seen their bean harvests increase by 200 percent…
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