March 2018

chilli

Time your chilli for maximum profits during high demand

Prospective chilli farmers have been advised to time their crops for harvesting during festivities so as to maximise profits when global demand is highest. Lagran Group Chief Executive Officer Nickly Kipkorir says demand is usually high when most people are marking various events such as Eid al-Fitr, Christmas and Easter. “At the moment, all kinds …

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Mango Drying Value Addition

Researchers seek to save mango farmers from all-time post-harvest losses

Researchers from the University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, a body that promote the well-being of humanity throughout the world are seeking to help mango farmers to avoid about 45% post-harvest losses that the farmers have been facing in the past years. Through YieldWise …

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green grams

Research organization releases a new green gram variety for dry areas

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has released a new green gram variety suitable for dry areas with potential yields of up to 1500kg per hectare an increase of 87.5 per cent from the existing varieties. The new variety matures within a two months’ period and can fight breast cancer, control blood pressure, weight …

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milk

Nairobi Company launches mobile app to help dairy farmers maintain records

Farmers all over the country are set to benefit from the launch of a mobile app that will help them maintain their records. The smart cow app which can be installed on smartphones will enable farmers monitor their expenditure and income and thus know whether the enterprise is making profit or losses for effective management. …

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Exporter to abandon pineapples for avocados targeting high profit

Avocado farmer showing his avocado fruits. A single avocado is going for between Sh50 and Sh80 in Nairobi’s retail markets and supermarkets, up from between Sh10 and Sh20 each during high season. Kakuzi Company Limited is set to abandon pineapple farming this year to focus on avocado production whose global demand and price has increased in …

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Research organization introduces cowpea varieties that can yield four tonnes per acre

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has released new high yielding disease tolerant cowpea varieties that can produce four tonnes per acre, double the amount of the existing varieties such as zebra and randa. The varieties Kitui black eye and M66 are tolerant to leaf spot, rust and powdery mildew and are suitable for …

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SEEDS on display

Government seed agency warns farmers of fake seeds in the market

Various seeds on display. KEPHIS is warning farmers of fake seeds in the market. The fake seeds don not germinate whereas others give poor yields. Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), government parastatal responsible for quality of agricultural inputs and produce has found and confiscated 13,500kgs of fake seeds worth Sh2.5m which were intended to be …

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