Charcoal and egg mix treats feed poisoned rabbits fast
A simple mix of a charcoal suspension and a raw egg can save rabbits that have been poisoned by feed, by making them vomit. Brian
July 29, 2016
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July 2016
Two months maturing beans released for Western Kenya
Farmers in Western Kenya can now harvest up to nine 90kg bags of beans per acre in two months after two agricultural research institutions released
July 28, 2016
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One Machakos ‘Garden of Eden’ tree bears multiple fruit varieties
An 82-year-old farmer is harvesting different varieties of fruits from a single stem tree after realising that root stocks can support multiple scions and give distinct
July 27, 2016
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Kisii University scholar moving to rabbit urine harvesting for profits
A former Kisii University student, who started rearing rabbits as a hobby and later for pocket money during his studies, is moving to a urine
July 26, 2016
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Farmer fetches thousands from humble doves and pigeons
One Nakuru farmer, who plunged into dove and pigeon rearing, is fetching tens of thousands of shillings every month out of sales from these little
July 25, 2016
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Farmer finds immersion effective in poultry parasite control
A Nakuru County hatchery entrepreneur has resorted to dipping her chickens in pesticide suspension, a method which she says kills more than 90 percent of
July 25, 2016
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Beef charolais calf earns more than dairy cattle per year
Raising a charolais bull for beef at a feed scarce region can earn a farmer more than Sh170,000 per year than rearing a dairy calf,
July 20, 2016
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Two chickens and two rabbits multiply 50 fish weight in six months
Kenya Prisons Service officers recently harvested 50 tilapia fish, with some weighing up to thrice normal pond mass from an integrated 4m by 6m pond
July 20, 2016
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Integrated poultry rearing secures farmer’s chicken from predators
A Kisii County mixed poultry farmer has been able to keep off chicken predators for years by using guinea fowls, geese and turkeys. Chore Sunda
July 19, 2016
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Centrifugal extractor saves farmers 30 per cent honey lost to past ways
A bee rearing agribusiness group is saving close to 30 cent of honey lost through tradition methods of extraction using a quick manual centrifugal machine.
July 19, 2016
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