July 2015

Agriculture center creates millionaires through free trainings

Every year between April and June, over 600 farmers receive free training on various agricultural practices both in crop production and livestock rearing, at a centre that now boasts of having created agriculture millionaires. Waruhiu Agricultural Training Centre situated in Kiambu County is similar to ordinary classrooms, yet different in the key aspects especially for […]

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The Cape Gooseberry is a ‘wild’ fruit that could be used to treat cancer

The name Cape Gooseberry may not be familiar to many of us, but the fruit is certainly one that many will remember from their childhood. Speakers of the Luo language know it as Nyamtonglo, while Kikuyus know it as Nathi. The Kisii call the fruit Chinsobosobo, the Kamba Ngondu, and the Kipsigis, Chelolo. Scientifically known

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Purple tea earns Meru farm 10x more in exports

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Embu cooperative group turns farmers into net suppliers

A farmer led cooperative group in the semi arid area of Embu has assisted its 330 members more than double earnings while pointing them to rich and consistent markets in just two years, at a time when majority of the farmers in the area had resigned to over exploitation from rogue traders and poor infrastructure.In

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Retired army general harvests millions from trees

A retired army general’s initial investment of Sh30,000 in planting more than 3,000 eucalyptus trees seven years ago is set to reap him Sh15 million in a journey that has been marked by patience, resilience and hard work. Although he is an active farmer with his 100 acre farm accommodating maize and cattle, his passion

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Eldoret farmer creates buzz in market with stingless bees

A young farmer in Eldoret inherited a hive of stingless bees from his grandfather, who kept them as a hobby, and is using them to create a new interest in their expensive honey. Keith Wichenje, a Moi University graduate with a degree in Business Management, had his first encounter with bees when his grandfather gave

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Urban farmer dumps investing in real estate for pig rearing

On a small plot, approximately 25 by 60 feet, in the sprawling Kayole estate is the story of one pig farmer who has perfected the art of urban farming after ditching investment in real estate for farming. Muhoro Mwai, like majority of the young entrepreneurs in Kayole toyed with the idea of building rental housing

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Village libraries quench farmer thirst for information in Vihiga

Thousands of small holder farmers in Vihiga County are now learning new farming techniques, improving food production, thanks to village farming libraries, an initiative by MFAGRO, a local farmers’ organization that has specialized in offering extension services to the farmers in the county. Those libraries are fitted with relevant agricultural publications ranging from farm management

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Indigenous vegetables promise farmers nutrients and profits in cash

A farming project in Vihiga County that encourages people living with HIV to grow traditional vegetables and legumes has been the saving grace for a majority of the area’s residents, in more ways than one. Dubbed the Rural Outreach Programme (ROP), the programme has helped unite families by dispelling myths surrounding HIV and Aids,

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Bomet farmer champions low cost zero grazing model

A smallholder dairy farmer in Bomet is inspiring fellow farmers to embrace low cost zero grazing to increase milk production and tame disease spread, at a time when limited pasture has seen most farmers graze their animals outside. Scenes of cows and goats grazing in paths and roads especially in rural areas are common place.

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