False codling moth. The moth has caused strict measures on Kenya fresh produce especially chilli and some fruits that are exported to European markets. Chilli farmers can use a crytrack, a rubber trap which is a sex lure to control and wipe false codling moth pest which has forced the European Union (EU) market to […]
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More than 15,000 smallholder farmers from Kwale, Kilifi and Lamu counties are set to benefit from an initiative which will see them access finance from European Trust Fund to enable them grow cashew nuts and sesame as reports shows that lack or inadequate funds has been a challenge to most farmers. According to the Scaling
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) last week launched a new Sh28bn project to support over 200,000 farmers grow at least 50 per cent more crops on the same amount of land by promoting sustainable use of fertilizers, improved seeds and watering practices. With more crops per hectare, farmers will have more money
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Farm Company launches mini tractor for smallholder farmers Tractor tilling a land. Tractor ownership among small-scale Kenyan farmers stands at five per cent and use of this machine is declining because of continuous land fragmentation and their expensive price for farmers. Tinga, a community mechanization concept that enables farmers to jointly access farm equipment such as tractors,
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Farmers who produce seeds for sale can certify them at the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) as a way to deal with counterfeit seeds in the market. Roughly four out of ten seed packets in the country contain counterfeit seeds with three quarter of Kenyan farmers planting fake seeds at some point. The main
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Rice farmers in Kenya can control the deadly rice blast disease that causes 60 to 100 per cent yield losses by planting resistant seed varieties, using less nitrogen fertilizer and chemical control. Rice ranks as the third most important cereal after wheat and maize in Kenya and contributes 20 per cent of the total calories
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One of the 35 cooling plant installed in Murang’a County for milk processing. Farmers delivering milk to Murang’a County Creamaries have been earning a stable price of Sh35 per litre of milk with hope of improvement. Photo courtecy. Murang’a County dairy farmers have for four years now been enjoying a constant price of Sh35 per
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An international company (James Finlay) dealing in planting and export of tea and flowers has announced plans to close two of its flower farms in Kericho leaving 2,000 employees working on the farm staring at job losses. In a statement, the company cites high labor costs and perennial employee strikes that have made it uncompetitive
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Gren vanilla beans ready for harvest. They are identified by the pale skin and the yellowing on the tips. Photo courtecy. Vanilla is one of the orphaned crops by Kenyan farmers yet according to experts the crop can fetch a farmer over sh16,000 per tree if well taken care of. This is because it has
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The ministry of agriculture and technology has announced plans to build 5,000 water pans for households in the country in a bid to collect surface run-off water this rainy season at a time when dry weather conditions led a decline in overall agricultural production from 10.8 per cent in 2016 to 8.1 per cent in
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