May 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 other small pests using biological remedies. The biological, environmental friendly methods also reduce to zero the chemical component of the produce, a factor that increases likeability in major export markets …

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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 earning revenue. Besides, the farmer has grown other crops on his half-an-acre piece as an ‘insurance scheme’ against any catastrophe that may befall the spinach. Nathan Mala says spinach farming …

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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 propagation. Nathan Mala incurred expenses in applying chemicals to control nematode pests, bacterial wilt diseases, among other deadly infections, which can destroy up to 100 per cent of the crop. …

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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 successful test achieved by  the first ever insecticide incorporated storage bags that completely curb pest infestation. Dubbed Zero Fly, these unique storage bags has an active deltamethrin, a FAO and …

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Curing increases sweetpotato shelf-life from seven days to seven months

With research showing that sweet potatoes are going bad within a week, a new cost-free method is increasing the shelf-life of the produce for up to seven months. This innovative way of increasing the freshness of the produce allows for more time for commercial farmers to access far-flung markets while improving food security for subsistence …

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Ugandan pigs gain 0.5 kgs daily from locally made feeds

Pig farmers in Uganda have embraced sweet potato silage feeds which enable animals to add close to half a kilo of weight per day and proving to be more affordable than the commercial feeds. The new feeds which are made from locally available materials is being championed by researchers from International Livestock Research Institute ILRI. …

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