Sorghum intercropped with cowpeas. Photo courtesy. Farmers who intercrop sorghum and legumes in a system such as sorghum-cowpea or sorghum-green gram can benefit up to 35-60 per cent as compared to those planting maize and bean. According to a 2016 research program on Dryland Cereals in Makueni County by Eric Manyasa Scientist at ICRIASAT-Nairobi, there …
East African Breweries Limited (EABL) is currently looking for over 45,000 farmers across the country to grow sorghum after successfully mobilizing about 17,000 farmers in Nyanza and western Kenya region during the previous campaigns to supply the brewer’s Kisumu plant. The company has reported increased willingness among farmers in various parts of the country to …
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In 2013, Dennis Maina 38, sold his entire slightly seven year old hardware store enterprise next to Dagoretti corner at Sh600,000 to venture into dairy farming, a venture that is now earning him five times more. From Sh1, 500 a day he used to earn in his hardware business, Maina is currently earning roughly Sh7,500 …
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The very first blueberry sizer, installed by MED Automation for Gossamer. Photo courtesy. Growth in the production volumes of blueberries in South Africa has been significant, with some reports indicating a 30 per cent increase per annum since 2008. Blueberries are a labour-intensive crop. To meet specified export standards, each berry has to be sorted …
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John Deere is introducing a new contractor model to enable smallholder farmers in Kenya to gain access to agricultural machinery such as tractors and tillage equipment, thereby allowing them to boost yields, enhance food security and add to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country. According to Alliance for Science, an organization that seeks …
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Chia crop. Kenyan farmers are increasingly picking up chia seed farming owing to the grain seeds’ niche local and international markets sparked by the seeds’ various nutritional properties that appeal to the health conscious consumers across the world. Chia seeds are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, protein, fiber, antioxidants, iron, calcium and are …
IoT network will help provide insights on fish health to 30,000 fish-pond farmers in Kenya through new app Nairobi, February 26 2019 – Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western Kenya and Nyanza to enable farmers monitor and protect freshwater fish populations …
A kikuyu based businessman is buying rabbits from all-comers across Kenya for value addition purposes after leaving his previous job of selling printers. Elias is the founder of Kimka rabbits, the promoters and suppliers of rabbit meat, by products and breeds. He adds value to rabbit meat to make rabbit delicacies such as sausages, pies, …
Quantam Foods, a feed and poultry products firm in South Africa, has recorded 13.6 per cent decline in its egg business during the first four months to January 2019, according to Business Day. Compared to earnings in the corresponding period of the previous year, Quantam had posted a significant decline in earnings which it attributed …
Demonstration of use of a simple portable miller/chopper that has been designed to mechanise feed value addition during a farmers’ workshop event. Photo courtesy. The government has established Lari Technical Training Institute in Kiambu, adding on the list of technical institutes in Kenya to help farmers add value to their various produce such as milk, meat …
