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March 2019

potato seed cuttings

Government organization to train potato growers on seed development to curb shortage

The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service is set to conduct a training course for potato growers in the country from 12th to 16th August 2019 to bridge the current deficit of certified seeds which stand at five per cent against a target of 10 per cent. “Kenyan farmers currently experience a shortage of certified potato […]

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Jeremy Musila French beans farmer

University drop out makes over Sh0.5m net income a season from French beans farming

Jeremy Musila applying fertiliser to his French beans at his farm in Kitengela. Photo courtesy. In 2014, Jeremy Musila dropped out from Technical University of Kenya where he was pursuing a Diploma in Information and Communications Technology due to lack of school fees. He would start French beans farming two years later, a venture which

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coolbolt

Device that converts any space into a cold room to preserve fresh produce invented

Coolbot device. Horticulture Innovation Lab partner Jane Ambuko of the University of Nairobi received a grant to pilot the device among Kenya’s horticultural farmers and she confirms that it is a game-changer. Photo courtesy. A farmer in New York, Ron Khosla, has invented a solution to Africa’s fruit and vegetable preservation problems using a device that

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blosom end rot

Adding crushed egg shells to the soil and watering thrice a week controls blossom end rot in tomatoes

Farmers can control blossom end rot in tomatoes by adding crushed egg shells to their plants and watering at least thrice a week. According a research by the Kenya Agricultural and Research Organization, egg shells have calcium that helps in boosting root and leaf growth and maintaining fruit firmness and quality thereby reducing blossom end

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Good news to fresh produce exporters as Air France announces more weekly flights to Kenya

Asparagus vegetable. France and the UK are the primary markets for fresh vegetable produce from the Kenya. Photo courtesy. Kenyan fresh produce exporters are set to benefit increased export opportunities following French national carrier, Air France’s announcement that it will launch two additional weekly flights to Kenya’s capital Nairobi from April as part of expansion into

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maize legume

Green legume manures saves farmers Sh3200 per acre in fertiliser costs

As the planting season approaches in April, farmers can reduce commercial fertilizer dependency by using green legume manures in their farms. Intercropped green legume manures produce 800-1600kg per acre of material which decays to provide 20-36kg of Nitrogen. This amount is equal to 80-150kg of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate or 1.5 -three bags of CAN. Maize

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Meru dove farmer turns childhood hobby into a profitable farming venture earning him Sh600,000 yearly

A dove is mostly referred to as a sign of peace by Christians worldwide but Dennis Chege; a former Information Technology employee of St Andrew’s School, Turi in Molo-Nakuru has turned that belief to a business venture.   Chege, 30, bought a pair of doves, a male and female for Sh100 from her mother as a

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Coast based agricultural firm conducts training workshops for poultry and dairy farmers

Cargill Kenya Limited (CKL), part of Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain (CASC) Enterprise conducts training workshops aiming to create and increase awareness on issues such as farm management, live-stock productivity and well-being as the key subject of discussion for poultry and dairy farmers. Recently, the Mombasa business which also deals in grain origination, trading in wheat,

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