October 2017

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Keeping high number of chicken cuts farmer’s production cost

             Mr. Henry Njuguna  inspects his poultry farm in Naivasha. Before he had between 150-200 chicken  which has increased to 1200 over the recent past. In a time when most poultry farmers are crying foul about high cost of chicken feeds, drugs, among other production costs and market fluctuations, a Naivasha …

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Heads of state push for new national accountability in driving African agriculture

By Boaz Keizire As world heads of state met at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) last month, Africa was represented by several presidents, among them Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Zambia’s Edgar Lungu and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame. I was there too. The rest of the world had its eyes on Donald Trump, Bill Gates …

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Dry land crops to curb hunger and malnutrition developed

         Sorghum seeds. Photo: Oyugi Zablon Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) researchers are coming up with indigenous crop varieties which are high yielding, tolerant to drought and rich in micronutrients like minerals and vitamins which are good for normal metabolism, growth and physical well-being. Under a programme dubbed Arid and …

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Production of Kales (Sukuma wiki) and Onions Using Bucket Drip Irrigation

Farmers can grow a variety of vegetables for their family and for sale using the bucket drip irrigation kit during the dry season by using only three buckets of water a day at most. This method is cheaper and effective as farmers can use readily available materials in their homesteads. The bucket drip kit consists …

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