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 …
Sex lure trap controls pest causing rejection of chilli in export markets Read More »
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 …
European Union to fund over 15,000 coast farmers to grow cashew nuts and sesame (simsim) Read More »
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 …
USAID launches Sh28bn project to help over 200,000 Rwandan farmers improve crop yields Read More »
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, …
Firm develops an app to help farmers request for tractor services Read More »
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 …
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 …
County milk factory that provides constant milk price for farmers Read More »
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 …
2,000 workers staring at job losses as international company closes two flower farms Read More »
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 …
Vanilla farming can earn a farmer Sh16,000 per tree Read More »
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 …
Government to build small dams for households to collect rain water Read More »
A Nandi County farmer, Zabdi Chumba is earning approximately Sh120,000 in profits every three months after abandoning maize farming in 2015, a crop he had grown since he was in primary school. The farmer supplies vegetables such as cabbages and kales to schools, groceries and consumers within Nandi County and its environs. The amount he …
Cabbages, kales and tomatoes earns graduate Sh120,000 in profits in three months Read More »
