Taita-Taveta County banana small-scale farmers will soon have a formal market for their produce as negotiations for Sh100 million grant from the European Union get underway. Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries County Executive Member Ben Mghana said the EU, with the help of the county, is conducting a feasibility study in the region before the deal […]
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Kenyan farmers with smart-phones can reach out to buyers of their produce by engaging buyers on customised social media groups. Two Indian organic farmers, who have led by example, are enjoying a sure and constant market for their short season products after creating a WhatsApp group that has grown its membership to 80 since August
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A Ugandan Farmers Association has appealed to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to break ties with Bidco Africa, a Kenya-founded edible oil producer.The Bugala Farmers association says that more than 100 farmers lost their land to Bidco when, in partnership with the local government, the company deforested more than 7,500 hectares (18,500 acres) of
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Farmers can increase the shelf-life of sweet and Irish potatoes, and other root crops to more than a month by curing their produce before and after harvest. Curing, which is cost-free, involves the removal of foliage some days before harvest, and storing root tubers in appropriate conditions after harvesting. This boosts the shelf-life from between
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Samsung is planning to set up digital villages in Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania, a move that is expected to enhance the flow of farming knowledge especially among smallholder farmers in the region, increasing food production. The initiative which was announced during the Samsung Africa Forum held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 18th Feb 2016, the
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Irish potato farmers may soon enjoy high returns if the Government approves the commercialisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods following the successful laboratory engineering of a variety resistant to late blight disease. International Potato Centre’s (CIP) senior biotechnologist Marc Ghislain said trials on varieties, Uganda’s Victoria and Désirée from Kenya have been successful. “We
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The increasing demand for turkey meat by high-end hotels in Kenya is creating a lucrative market for the bird. A spot check at various five star hotels in Nairobi, for instance, showed that turkey meat is served three times a week on average, with the demand increasing during festive seasons like Christmas and Easter. At
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A farmer in Nakuru has confirmed that the milk output in dairy cows increases with the introduction of entertainment in the sheds. Mr. Peter Mathenge, who was challenged to try out the strategy by a Dutch farmer, has installed a television set in his cow shed, which normally plays music videos all day long, and
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The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has unveiled new poultry vaccines with a longer shelf life, and which do not require refrigeration to store, making it easy for almost 80 per cent of poultry farmers in the country to effectively prevent common deadly viral diseases. Dubbed thermos stable, these vaccines are capable of
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The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)has unveiled a high yielding, fast maturing, easy to maintain and disease resistant indigenous chicken variety that has the ability to lay 220-280 eggs in a year, double the yield capacity of ordinary indigenous chicken. High yielding and less production costsDubbed the ‘improved KALRO indigenous chicken’, the breed start
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