September 2018

Chicken company selling improved kienyeji vaccinated chicks to farmers

Homerange, a traditional chicken company that specializes in the sale of KALRO improved kienyeji chicken is selling vaccinated chicks at Sh200. “We provide farmers with subsidized three old vaccinated chicks at Sh200, and later buy the meat and eggs when the chicken mature at five months,” said Ian Mutwiri, the CEO of Homerange. Homerange offers […]

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Flower farm wins three awards for innovation, inclusivity in the workplace

Greenhouses at Oserian. The farm runs the world’s largest geothermal greenhouse heating project to reduce carbon emissions and control climate. Kenya’s largest grower and exporter of rose flowers, Oserian Development Company, has been awarded in three categories of the 2018 Federation of Kenya Employers awards, emerging as the only winner in the horticulture industry. The

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AGRA increases efforts on food security across Africa, appoints former Ethiopian PM to its board of directors

H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Ethiopian Prime Ministe. Photo courtesy. Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), a pan-African institution has appointed Former Ethiopian Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn to the Board of Directors as part of its commintment in working with governments, public and private sector stakeholders and other partners to increase the incomes and

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Cabbages give higher yields at lower cost when grown in rotation with traditional vegetables

Farmers can increase cabbage yields from two to three kilograms per head by growing the crop in rotation with traditional vegetables such as cowpeas (kunde) and sunhemp (mitoo, miroo). This is according to a research by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization. In this, the African leafy vegetables fix the nitrogen in the soil

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Report: UK’s major seasons and events this year led to increased imports of raspberries from Kenya

A cargo report released last month by the airline, British Airways, shows that the royal wedding, summer holidays, as well as the heat wave experienced in the UK this year, led to an increase in imports of raspberries from Kenya due to an increase in demand. The cargo data which was extracted from the airline’s

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Hermetic metal silos help farmers save 25 per cent grain losses without use of chemicals

Farmers can save up to 25 per cent of their cereals from losses by using hermetic metal silos to store their grains. The silo with a capacity of 250kg is an innovation of the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and is suitable for small scale farmers. Due to unreliable storage options that consist

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Magical birds of Homa Bay earn farmers Sh70m

Homa Bay chicken farmers have increased the number of their birds from 1,794 to 232,000 in a period of seven years leading to accumulated wealth of Sh70,572,920 last year, up from Sh6,257,850 before 2010 after adoption of incubators by farmers which has helped increase number of chicken compared to conventional way of brooding. In this,

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Group helps farmers earn Sh30,000 a month from soyamilk

Soy beans are processed and made into products including soy milk. Photo coutesy. A value addition self-help group in Nakuru is assisting smallholder farmers diversify their income with the practice of extracting milk from soya beans to make soyamilk being among its most successful venture which is now earning each farmer at least Sh30,000 every

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Bean varieties that take 27 minutes to cook in the market

Five new high yielding canning bean varieties that takes 27 minutes to cook compared to the traditional three hours, have been introduced in the Kenyan market and are set to replace a variety that has been in use since1960s. The release of the bean varieties in the market marks three years of dedicated scientific work

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Understanding seeds as key in improving farmers yields

Just like any other business’ success which depends on how well one invests, seeds are one of the major investments that a farmer has to make towards achieving better yields and profits. There are three seed types; hybrid seeds, open-pollinated variety, and genetically modified seeds. You must have heard about F1 hybrid seeds. The noise

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