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October 2016

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Exporter wants runner beans

Runner beans growing in a farm. A marketer is looking for 12 tonnes of runner beans per month for export from Kenya. PHOTO BY GARDEN ACTION. A horticultural produce marketer is looking for farmers to supply him with at least 12 tonnes per month for export. Dennis Mutwiri said the demand for the less cultivated […]

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Brewery wants sorghum and millet

PHOTO: Farmers harvesting finger-millet in Western Kenya in an undated photo. EABL is looking for at least 30,000 tonnes of millet and sorghum to meet its deficit. PHOTO BY HAILEY TUCKER. Smallholder farmers working in groups have a chance of annually delivering at least 30,000 tonnes sorghum and millet to one of the region’s biggest

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Gutters zero greenhouse irrigation costs for vegetable farmers

Farmers in areas receiving rainfall can incur almost zero irrigation costs by installing gutter-fixed greenhouses from the Vintage Green Limited. This is a new feature not in standard greenhouses. Greenhouse crops are exclusively irrigated, with drip method being the commonest way. The crops are sealed off from direct environmental agents- including rain. That means that

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