A rabbit farmer, who visited a friend and found him rearing guinea pigs in the kitchen, has expanded his venture in the later livestock after learning they do not need special care to thrive. Taita-Taveta County’s Joseph Mwashighadi was pleased by the rat-like creatures feeding on kitchen remains in the free-range system at his friend’s …
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Small-scale dairy farmers can install adjustable plastic biogas digeters on loans, which are repaid in installments of up to 24 months. GesiShamba Biogas Systems Coordinator George Mwangi said the flexible terms allow for farmers to pay as little as Sh3,600 per month for the smallest digester of two to three cows capacity. “The programme targets …
Tomato farmers using black threads in supporting the plants off the ground can cut on pest control unlike those using yellow threads, which attract multiple crop enemies. Most farmers pay little attention to the material provided it serves the purpose. Supporting every plant with one or two yellow strings turns the greenhouse or open field …
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Arrowroot farmers can cut growing period by two months by planinting a high yielding and quick maturing variety from Rwanda, which is also drought tolerant. The traditional Kenyan varieties mature in eight month after transplanting. But the dry land arrow roots from Rwanda mature in six months. Nyeri County farmer Mary Njeri said the arrowroots …
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Men working to lay a plastic digester for one of the GesiShamba farmers. The plastic digester allow for resizing to fit the volume of cos dung a farmer has unlike the concrete ones. PHOTO COURTESY OF GESISHAMBA. Farmers, who rely on biogas as the source of energy for their homes can install adjustable plastic …
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Farmers may soon spend about a sixth of the current tillage costs per acre after the Jomo Kenyatta of Agriculture and Technology commercialises its cheap fuel multipurpose Shujaa Tractor for small-holder farmers. On average, it costs about Sh3,000 to hire a tractor for one acre. The big tractors need more than 10 litres to till …
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Farmers bordering high speed streams or rivers can push up to 5000 litres of water a day without incurring any power costs using a Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Hydraulic Ram Pump. JKUAT renewable energy expert Richard Njihia said the machine, which is also called hydram pump, has been designed to reduce …
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A Malaysian-based company, Dynapharm, has introduced a multi-nutrient folia fertiliser that can be administered to both crops and livestock to boost production by more than 50 per cent. Agronomist Michael Mwangi of Dynapharm Kenya, the official supplier of the fetiliser in the country, said the algae-based DI Grow Green feritliser is rich in minerals required …
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Tree growing farmers can recover more than 25 per cent of wasted timber by fixing a gauge to the power saw machines to get the right size shape and texture of the products. Out of every 100 pieces of timber from a power saw, only 30 of them can be sold for furniture and other …
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Farmers in semi arid, but humid regions targeting the green maize market can harvest their produce in 75 days by planting Tego 46, a hybrid seed from Olerai Seeds Limited. Osman Jumbe, the company’s representative in the Kenyan Coast region said the variety requires moisture during planting and flowering. “Tego 46 has a sweet taste …
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