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The Fall Armyworm (FAW) (scientific name Spodoptera frugiperda) is a moth, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas,...
Year: 2017
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A farmer weeds her maize garden. A report on global hunger says malnutrition in sub-Saharan African children could be reduced...
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Afarmer checks on his maize farm whichj has been attacke by the Fall Armyworm. Biopesticides are a lower risk control option....
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Mr. Moris Okulo, an ecologist who works as a guide at Dunga Beach in Kisumu holds tilapia fish. The ban...
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Hilda Gacheri with her traditional banana fibre bag One innovative form 3 student at Materi Girls high school in Tharaka...
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Potato cyst nematode (Globodera rostochiensis or G. rostochiensis) which is resistant to pesticides and persist in soil threatens the production...
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An Avocado farmer holding her produce ready for sale A characteristic feature of Kenya’s smallholder agriculture is the dominance of...
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Brachiaria grass is gradually replacing Napier grass because it grows fast with less water producing 18 to 20 tonnes of...
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Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 6 September 2017 - Two women, working at both ends of the agriculture supply chain in Africa, have...
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Fish fingerlings. University of Eldoret Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Science students have invented a technology that manipulates...
