Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), a state cooperation which develop and promote scheduled crops value chains through effective regulation for economic growth has proposed new regulations meant to protect potato farmers from market exploitations by brokers and middlemen. The new proposed regulations, Irish Potatoes Handling and Marketing Regulations will require the crop producers and dealers …
A veterinary officer vaccinates cows in Kapteldon, Uasin Gishu County. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA. Ugandan scientists from the National Agricultural Livestock Research Institute (NaLRI), in Eastern Uganda, are using genetic material obtained from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi, in their efforts to develop an ant tick vaccine to aid local livestock farmers. This comes …
Slaughter houses and butcheries in Isiolo County have been closed for 14 days following an outbreak of Rift Valley fever disease. The County department of livestock confirmed that samples of blood taken from animals in the area tested positive for the Rift Valley fever. Isiolo County has 101,425 heads of cattle, 152,164 sheep, 166,549 goats …
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Sidwin Fabric Pvt Ltd, a Chinese firm that manufactures agriculture materials has introduced in Kenya Grow Cover, an effective crop covering material that can be used to protect crops such as banana bunches, fruits and vegetables among others from severe weather, pests and diseases than the polythene bags which have been banned in the country …
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Kenya’s horticulture earnings earned the country Sh56.23bn in the first four months of 2018 up from Sh40.57bn in a similar period last year according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. In this, flower exports recorded a 40.41 per cent increase in sales to Sh42.59n up from Sh30.33n in 2017 while …
Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetables record a 40 per increase in sales in four months Read More »
Uganda Dairy Development Authority has indicated that milk production has increased from 2.08 billion litres in 2015 to about 2.5 billion litres in 2017/18. This is higher than the total milk production in Kenya during the same period by over 1.96 billion litres. According to Kenyan Economic Survey 2018 report, the quantity of milk delivered …
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Milk processors are expected to raise consumer prices by next month following a decline in production resulting from a cold weather experience in most parts of the country at the moment. According to the Kenya Meteorological Department, June-July –August weather outlook, most areas in the Central highlands, one of the milk producing region and Nairobi …
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An Ivetscope kit. Photo: Zablon Oyugi. A scientific insemination device of semen deposition in cervix of both small and large animals which works with the help of mobile phone video monitor with 70 per cent insemination rate is soon being introduced in the country. Digital I-Vet Scope which is manufactured by ACS Neoteric Technologies LLP, …
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Photo: Illuminum Greenhouses Kenya and Nigeria are the leading markets in Agri-Tech Startup in Africa at 46.4 per cent of the total amount of startups according to the Exploring the African Agri-Tech Startup Ecosystem Report 2018, in all, 16 African countries which play host to tech startups and are active in the agricultural space. Ghana …
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The world’s largest fertilizer distributor, OCP has refuted claims made against it and its directors concerning its importation of fertilizers to Kenya that were allegedly non-compliant with Kenyan regulatory standards. In a statement, the exporter rejected the claims stating that they complied fully with Kenyan procedures and regulation in connection with the cargo targeted by …
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