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July 2014

Farmers scale up cassava preservation to remove poisonous cyanide

East African scientists are pushing for the third and safest way of removing cyanide, the poisonous component in cassava, which goes beyond peeling and harvesting to fermenting and milling, instead of doing away with cyanide laden varieties that are more drought resistant. Cassava is among the staple foods in East Africa providing some 85million EastAfricans […]

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Private companies package own fertilizers to stem shortfall

Private agricultural companies are now delving into the distribution of fertilizers to Kenya farmers to stem biting shortage and uncoordinated distribution channels that have opened a tirade of effects fanning Kenya’s hunger cycle. Fertilizer distribution has traditionally been done by government. But Kenya’s distribution chain has been bereft with delayed and inconsistent supply, exorbitant and

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