James Ogwimba, a small scale maize farmer at Moi’s Bridge, in Trans-Nzoia County was early this month forced to hurriedly harvest his maize crop due to persistent warnings of El Niño rains by the metrological department. He kept the harvest in his neighbor’s banana plantation, an open place, as he made arrangements to have it […]
Poor artificial insemination techniques are some of the reasons hindering the growth of the dairy industry in Kenya. The inferior semen in use and inefficient distribution mechanisms to farmers has greatly contributed to the increase of low quality cow breeds in Kenya, and Africa, resulting in reduced milk production and inferior quality meat. Research in
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Small holder farmers, who account for 90 per cent of the agricultural output in Africa, are extremely poor, because of poor market information for their produce, a study by the Agricultural Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) say. The report revealed that 85 per cent of smallholder farmers lack information and connectivity to lucrative markets at provincial, national
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At least 60 per cent of patients who visit the Kenyatta National Hospital are found to have pesticide residues in their blood, an aspect attributed to the concentrated chemical pesticides used on vegetables and fruits across the country, a research by Kenyatta University revealed. Some of the common complaints reported included ataxins, tremors, diarrhoea, vomiting
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Amaranth can easily be mistaken for just another wondering weed. Yet, while some people sparingly use the plant as vegetables, Ann Muthoni, a nutrition expert is making unique flour out of it, which she sells through various supermarkets across the country including Tuskys, Clean Shelf and Kamidi. After arriving in Kenya in 1997 from Sweden,
Nutritionist proves that Amaranth weed has bundles of money hidden in its grain Read More »
Every once in a while there will come a person who wants (and can afford) to buy a herd of dairy cows for commercial purposes but does not have the time needed to look after them. A good number of these individuals live abroad, but plan to retire in the country; as dairy farmers. They,
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While other farmers in Gisambai village in Vihiga County struggle to raise various crops on their farms, Samson Otengo, is busy building ant hills, a rare kind of farming that he says he has productively practiced ford the past three decades, with an available market market in Mbale Town. Speaking to Farmbiz Africa, Otengo
Eating termites is healthy and there are people who farm them for ready markets Read More »
While the impending El Nino rains may be not be well received by most, owing to the floods that have been associated with it in the past, farmers can take advantage of the many waters it will bring to make some quick harvests. The popular perennial crops like maize, beans and millet, will certainly not
Clever farmers will be smiling all the way to their banks after the El Nino rains Read More »
Kenya has one of the highest population growth rates in the world. The present population is about 40 million, but it is expected to double in the coming 15 to 20 years. Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, is home to 3 million inhabitants, and it has already started experiencing the damaging effects of population growth,
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James Farquharson was routinely going through his e-mail when a message from a man named Pius Ngugi dropped in. “Do you want to make wine in Kenya?” read the subject line. That was in 2007 and at the time, Farquharson was in charge of Rosette production at Boschendal, one of the largest wineries in South
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