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 of the produce per week. Golden Solutions field officer Erick Wachira says the company is moving round the country collecting bird’s-eye chillies for its processing plant in Nairobi. “We are …
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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 suppliers who is looking for up to 1,000 kg per week. For far-flung farmers, the Peris Kiarii makes plans of ferrying the produce after agreeing with the supplier to Limuru. …
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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 …
Sh60 can save farmers up to 80 per cent harvest loss Read More »
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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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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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 ready market in the most middle class households. This has gradually created short supply in demand of the yellow variety, more-so, in the up market consumers, who are parting with …
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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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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 …
Curing increases sweetpotato shelf-life from seven days to seven months Read More »
Farmers can reduce post harvest losses linked to rotting by growing a new tomato hybrid variety, tylka F1, which lasts for more than 20 days after harvesting. The extended shelf-life allows for more time to reach far-flung markets as well as selling for more days when demand is low, therefore, reducing incidences of post harvest …
New tomato hybrid may cut harvest losses by 31 per cent Read More »
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. …
Ugandan pigs gain 0.5 kgs daily from locally made feeds Read More »
