The long season rains are set to begin in the fourth week of March in Kenya’s bread baskets of Rift Valley and the Central region according to the Kenya Meteorological Department. According to the International Water Management Institute, rain fed agriculture accounts for 95 per cent of farmed land in Sub-Saharan Africa. The western highlands […]
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Zenvus, a Nigerian precision farming company launched an advanced sensory technology to enable smallholder farmers in the country access soil data in real-time to better manage their crop growth and access financing relieving them from trial and error cases which could lead to serious losses. “This technology uses electronic sensors with in-built GPS, which are
Growing a high-yielding and disease resistance Carmen F1 cucumber variety can earn a farmer up to Sh225,000 thanks to best practices such as growing the crop within a greenhouse and proper market research. According to Wycliffe Obwoge, an agronomist running a Nairobi-based agribusiness organisation’s greenhouse, one plant can yield up to 25 kilogrammmes by the
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The Kenyan government through the National Cereals and Produce Board is set to distribute one million bags of subsidized fertilizer to smallholder farmers in preparation for the long season rains from March to May. A 50kg bag of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) used at planting will be sold to farmers at Sh1800 compared to Sh3,000 to
Murang’a County County farmer Boniface Mwangi has been recording gradual increase of milk from one litre to two litres over time to three litres a day after consistently mixing yeast with commercial feeds. “Yeast expels oxygen from the digestive system of the cattle, making anaerobic bacteria to increase in number. Bacteria that live in the
Farmers can multiply clean banana planting material from existing plants in their farms instead of buying to save on production costs. According to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization, the cost of one banana seedling is Sh100 for Giant Cavendish variety, Grand Nain, Mbogoya, Uganda green and Aloe Vera while Vanilla costs Sh200 per
CASE IH tractor. Photo courtesy. Toyota Tsusho East Africa Limited early this week in Nakuru unveiled a light and cheaper multi-purpose tractor that will enable farmers to plough, plant, spray, harrow, haul and split timber among others using one machine as opposed to buying different tractors to cater for different farm activities. According to the
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Maize farmers who apply mulch in their farms can save more than Sh15,100 in production costs per acre. “Mulching reduces disturbance of the soil as well as gradually increasing fertility with time. It entails use of dead matter such as maize stalks to recycle and conserve soil fertility and moisture in addition to smothering weeds,”
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A former Kenya Railways electrician has invented a new multi-storey gardening farming technology using dam liners which allow smooth flow of water downwards and last for 10 years as compared to sacks or old mosquito nets widely used by Kenyan farmers. Daniel Gitau Thairu worked for the railway corporation between 1987 and 2002 before leaving
Farmers can control aphids, white flies and mites in their farm by intercropping their crops with coriander (dhania) as the herb attracts the ladybird insect which feeds on the pests. According to One Kind, a Scotland animal protection organisation, a ladybird can eat about 5,000 aphids during its three to six weeks lifespan. One ladybird
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