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Agriculture Jobs in Kenya– 16th September, 2024
Employer: GROOTS Kenya Location: Nairobi Job type: Contract About the position: GROOTS is a national movement of grassroots women-led community-based groups (CBOs) and Self Help Groups (SHGs) in Kenya. Our...
Coffee farmers halve berry borer infestations by destroying fallen cherries
Coffee farmers, who face the removal this year of the main pesticide used to kill berry borers in coffee, are managing to reduce the borers by up to 60 per...
Malindi farmer finds low-cost entry into rich commercial farming with okra
Kevin Onsongo, a farmer in Malindi credits okra for moving him from maize and cassava subsistence farming in 2021 to running a six-acre horticulture moneymaker. According to Joseph Nthuli, an...
Makueni mom sheds 25 kgs replacing red meat with African eggplants
A Makueni mum has lost 25 kgs of weight in 10 months by replacing red meat with African eggplants in her diet. According to a study in The Nigerian Journal...
Farmers growing high-value crops earn five times more than traditional crop farmers
Farmers growing high-value crops earn five times as much from the same land as millions more Kenyans who farm the traditional staples of maize, potatoes, and sugarcane. According to the...
Facts sheet: How to cut bacteria, increase fat content in milk
By Henry Jami Mang’eni Pioneering dairy companies are moving to reward farmers with bonuses for supplying clean milk that has a low number of bacteria and is high in butterfat. This...
Seed companies launch okra hybrids doubling yields in Kenya
Seed companies’ introduction of three new hybrid okra varieties into the Kenyan market has doubled the per acre yield for farmers from three to six tonnes. When Joseph Nthuli a...
Consumers chase healthier replacement for sugar vaulting stevia market above all other herbs
The market for Stevia is set to increase at three times the pace of most other herbs and spices in the next five years as consumers demand a natural and...
Quality milk companies paying farmers 30% more per litre
Quality milk companies are paying bonuses of up to 30 per cent to farmers for milk with exceptionally high-fat content and solids and low bacteria. Dairy company Bio Foods is...
Factsheet: Combating Kenya’s top rabbit killer disease, Coccidiosis
Coccidiosis is the major disease causing economic losses to rabbit farmers in Kenya. 79.4 per cent of farmers report their rabbits having been infected by the parasitic disease which attacks
Wheat farmers risk being run out of business as key pesticide is banned in Kenya
When wheat farmers visit agro vets to control leaf wheat rust on their crop, they will find that one of the most widely used fungicides for the disease has been
Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 2nd September, 2024
1.Position: Veg NurseryEmployer: AAA GrowersLocation: NairobiYour tasks and responsibilities Develop and implement fertilization programs tailored to different crop needs. Undertake grafting techniques to enhance plant quality and yield. Choose high-quality
The iron-rich fruit tree that grows on rocks with less than 100mm of rain
By Henry Jami Mang’eni The White Cross Berry tree grows on rocks and under 100 millilitres of rain. Between June and October, in the East African dry season, it produces over
Free human waste offers top-grade fertiliser replacement
Human waste can provide 50M tons of fertiliser every year, providing a ready and zero-cost way to boost crop production. But is being wasted on issues around its safe use
Kenya Met warns of rain failure in season ahead
The Kenya Meteorological Department has issued a forecast warning that many regions of Kenya will get only four weeks of rain instead of the normal three months threatening to destroy
Fact Sheet: The trees that boost diets in East Africa during drought
Drought-resistant food trees offer secrets to boosting drought diets by providing fruits, edible nuts, and seeds, leaves cooked as vegetables, and edible oils during dry spells and droughts which have
Ganze farmer raises his earnings by Sh320,000 moving from habit to planned farming
By Henry Jami Mang’eni Thomas Mramba has increased the earnings of his ancestral farm by Sh320000 by switching from habit to planned farming and replacing traditional maize and cowpeas with chilies
Farmers fearing coffee sales ban on new rules can check their farms online
The Tracer.eco app gives smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers a free online test with immediate results on whether their harvest will be allowed to enter the European Union market, which
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