Month: January 2019

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• Crops

Farmer resorts to green maize, making four times profit as compared to grains

7 years ago Reporter

Part of Kennedy Njoroge's maize farm intercropped with french beans. The farmer is drawing water from the nearby stream to...

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• Crops

Health benefits driving the growing amaranth enterprise in Kenya

7 years ago Reporter

Workers winnowing amaranth grains. Photo courtesy. An amaranth farmer from Western Kenya is banking on the increasing demand for the...

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• Markets

Government to buy two million bags of maize from farmers

7 years ago Reporter

Maize farmers can now sell their produce to the National Cereals and Produce Board following a directive issued on 10th...

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• Markets

NGO urgently looking for farmers to grow chia crop

7 years ago Reporter

Chia seeds packed in sacks. There is need for more farmers to grow the crop sparked by rise in demand...

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• Animals

Rearing own layers enables agriprenuer achieve over 70 per cent egg hatching rate  

7 years ago Reporter

A chick agriprenuer rearing laying hens is achieving more than 70 per cent hatching rate as opposed to buying the...

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• Markets

Young broccoli farmer banks on new South Korea market

7 years ago Reporter

Lawrence Njoroge, broccoli farmer from Lari holding harvested broccolis. He has already matured crops but he is facing market challenges....