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June 2018

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State corporation proposes new regulations to protect potato farmers from market exploitations

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 […]

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Uganda livestock researchers using genetic materials from Kenya to develop ant tick vaccine

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

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Isiolo meat traders and livestock keepers affected due to Rift Valley fever outbreak

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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More effective crop covering material than polythene bags introduced in Kenya

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 flowers, fruits and vegetables record a 40 per increase in sales in four months

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

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Processors to increase milk prices as cold season affect production

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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New device with 70 per cent artificial insemination rate coming to Kenya

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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Report: Kenya and Nigeria tops in the Agri-Tech Startup markets in Africa

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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