Year: 2018

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• Markets

Upcoming sugar factory by KVDA and Indian investors to buy cane from North Rift farmers

8 years ago Reporter

North Rift sugarcane farmers are set to benefit from a Sh10bn sugar factory set to be built by the Kerio...

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• Crops

Kisumu to build seven digital weather stations to help farmers in crop production

8 years ago Reporter

Kisumu County government is set to build seven modern automatic weather stations that are poised to help farmers in planning...

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• Markets

Government urged to remove the newly introduced 16 per cent VAT on pesticides

8 years ago Reporter

Farmer spraying pesticide to crops. Pests and diseases contribute from 40 to 100 per cent crop loss if interventions by pesticides...

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• Crops

Elgeyo Marakwet: How a quarter of an acre compound can give enough produce for food and sale

8 years ago Reporter

Prof Malinga (In a red trench) looking on as  Deputy Governor of Elgeyo Marakwet Wisley Rotich tastes a sweet potato...

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• Animals

Agriculture ministry urges farmers to make own animal feeds to reduce production costs of milk

8 years ago Reporter

Dairy farmers who make their own animal feeds in their farms can reduce the production costs of one liter of...

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• Markets

Government clears the air about claims of contaminated milk in the market

8 years ago Reporter

The Ministry of Agriculture has denied claims that there is contaminated milk in the Kenyan market. This is after the...

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• Markets

Kenya to host international farm tech expo in September

8 years ago Reporter

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) will host an international farm tech expo on September 12th to 13th...

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• Markets

Farmers to pay more for pesticide as manufacturers move to implement VAT charges

8 years ago Reporter

Kenyan farmers are set to pay more for pesticides as manufacturers of the chemical or biological agent move to implement...

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• Crops

Kenya Breweries Limited introduces a mobile app to manage sorghum production by contracted farmers

8 years ago Reporter

Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has rolled out a mobile application to accurately track the sorghum grown by the company’s over...

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• Markets

Bidco Africa looking for 25,000 farmers to grow sunflower and soya beans

8 years ago Reporter

Bidco Africa, a multinational consumer goods company is looking for 25,000 farmers to grow sunflower and soya beans to curb...