Steel cage tames rabbit parasites
Rabbit farmers can now produce a higher quality of meat and fur with a new high hygiene all-steel wire cage which does not harbor parasites
May 31, 2019
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May 2019
Ready banana market relieves frustrated coffee farmer
A harvested green banana bunch. Moseti started with 50 stems, but the number has multiplied as more suckers spout and mature. Photo, Zablon Oyugi. A frustrated
May 31, 2019
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Company launches new fertilizer to fix degraded soils and increase yields
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a new organic fertilizer that will help fix degraded soils and increase crop yields by 15
May 31, 2019
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SokoFreshi connects more than 100,000 farmers to local and international markets
Buyers and sellers of farmers’ produce can now trade their produce by using SOKOFRESHI, a mobile phone application that is aimed at opening up the
May 30, 2019
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How to grow hydroponic fodder in seven days and save production costs by 70 per cent
Sheep and goats feeding on hydroponically produced fodder. Hydroponics farming uses 80 per cent less water making it ideal for places with scarce water supply. Photo,
May 30, 2019
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Driver’s side hustle vegetable farming job earns him Sh50,000 a season
In 2013 after working as a clerk at a Nairobi based company for 14 years, Alex Mbugua was unceremoniously dismissed from his job without notice.
May 29, 2019
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Fresh fruits buyer and supplier looses tender rules to offer market to all producers
Ripe pawpaw fruits. Smallholders across the East Africa region to get market after buyer accepts delivery from all. Photo courtesy. Unlike other companies which normally
May 29, 2019
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Rabbit urine can eliminate whiteflies reducing insecticide costs for farmers
Unconcentrated rabbit urine poured in a backpack sprayer. Photo courtesy. Farmers can reduce the money they spend on pesticide by using rabbit urine to wipe
May 29, 2019
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Kenya’s fish production increases by 10 per cent improving farmers’ income
The total fish output in Kenya increased by 10 per cent from 135,100 tonnes in 2017 to 148,300 tonnes in 2018 according to the 2019
May 29, 2019
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Health conscious households drive neglected vegetables cultivation
Spider plant. Photo, Zablon Oyugi. Broad-leaved African nightshade (Solanum scabrum) long vilified by many households across East Africa and relegated to being orphaned crops are
May 28, 2019
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