October 2019

mulch

Mulching beats new herbicide restrictions on export products

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As the horticultural consumer countries move to blacklist one of the commonest chemical used in controlling weeds, roundup, after links of its active component to cancer, experts say conservation agriculture and other strategies offer farmers one alternative solutions of penetrating the export market. The United States of America’s California state will on July 7, 2017 …

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Christmas melon extract cures deadly poultry Newcastle disease, cut farmers’ production costs

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Poultry farmers can adopt Christmas melon (also called Tagiri) extract to cure the deadly and contagious Newcastle disease (ND) that attack their birds and avoid the use of antibiotics and other synthetic drugs that often raise their production costs and harm humans. According to a previous report by International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) on Newcastle …

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Farmers bet on the cold temperature of Aberdare Forest to rear trout fish

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Some two farmers in Nyandarua County are betting on the cold weather provided by the dense Aberdare Forest to rear money-minting trout fish which requires water with a temperature of between 10 to 18 degrees Celsius to thrive. For a long time, Daniel Gichimu has been known for Boer goats breeding at his Malewa Boer …

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Bud-grafting cuts tamarind (mkwaju) maturity period by eight years

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Farmers interested to grow Tamarindus indica commonly known as tamarind or mkwaju in Swahili can reduce by eight years the time the trees take to start bearing fruits through bud-grafting. According to a 2016 field guide by Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) on Valuable Trees and Shrubs of Kaya Mudzi Muvya Forest in Kilifi County, …

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How to get rainwater harvesting services from Kenya Rainwater Association

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Since its establishment and registration in 1994, most farmers in the country do not know much about Kenya Rainwater Association (KRA) which works with farmer groups especially in the arid and semi-arid areas in the country to help them harvest rain water to limit their overreliance on rainfall for their agricultural practices. According to the …

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Herbs exporter looking for more farmer groups to meet Dubai market demand

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Peter Chege, the founder and CEO of Hydroponics Africa which deals in hydroponic production of herbs such as basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, oregano among others for export is looking for more farmer groups to meet two tonnes monthly demand by a client in Dubai. Currently, Chege is working with women groups in counties such as …

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