Crossbreeding triples farmer’s milk yield
A farmer in Nyamira County farmer has increased his milk yield three-fold by crossbreeding local and exotic cattle after shunning tea farming, which is the
May 31, 2016
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A Nairobi processing firm offering hot chilli market
Stranded chili farmers now have a sure market after a processing company announced that is looking for a steady supply of at least two tonnes
May 31, 2016
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Purple passion fruit market pops up in Kiambu County
Farmers selling passion fruits at throw-away prices can earn more than what the common market is offering by delivering their produce to a Kiambu County
May 31, 2016
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Sh60 can save farmers up to 80 per cent harvest loss
With as little as Sh60 per growing season, greenhouse horticultural farmers can save up to 80 per cent of their produce lost to aphids and
May 26, 2016
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Farmer adopts irregular planting to spread cash-flow period
A vegetable farmer has abandoned one time season growing of spinach and adopted propagation of the crop at different times as a way of constantly
May 25, 2016
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Artificial seed germination keeps off deadly tomato diseases
One small-scale tomato farmer, who repeatedly suffered losses due to deadly soil-borne diseases and pests, is using artificial soil to raise healthy seedlings for greenhouse
May 25, 2016
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Yellow capsicum profitable as its supply remains low
Capsicum is one of the most favourite ingredients in urban cooking, but many farmers prefer green and red types to yellow variety because of the
May 24, 2016
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Zero Fly storage bags to reduce post harvest loses by 30%
Grain farmers who have been losing up 30 percent of their yield to post harvest insecticides in Kenya can now rest easy, thanks to the
May 24, 2016
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Serving composite tea to crops increases foliage harvest
Preparation of composite manure helps in recycling organic matter into cheap non-chemical fertiliser for farmers. Conventionally, composite manure is applied by placing lumps of the
May 24, 2016
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Farmers harvest double from orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties
More than 35,000 farmers in Nyanza and Western Kenya are harvesting double yields per acre after adopting the high producing orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties from
May 23, 2016
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