By George Munene Catfish culture in concrete greenhouse ponds is a new innovative alternative to use of outdoor pond liners that helps to curb cannibalism which eats into up to 42 per cent of the profits of catfish farmers. The warm weather inside the greenhouses also encourages faster growth of the fish. Concrete ponds are …
Farmers rearing catfish in 3 x 4M greenhouse yield tonne in 9 months Read More »
By George Munene International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) has partnered with five other Kenyan companies to train women engaged in dairy farming on modern husbandry practices that will enable them to increase milk production. The initiative also aims at providing a ready market for milk produced. The program will be accessible to farmers in six …
Sh37.5M project to help women dairy farmers access markets Read More »
By John Matava A chance encounter with Herbal organic company, introduced Shem Japhet to aloe vera farming that earns him Sh150,000 per month from his one acre farm.On a monthly basis, Japhet harvest five tonnes per acre which he sells to walk-in buyers and beauty products manufacturers at the cost of Sh30 per kilo. He can …
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By George Munene African Birds Eye chilli farming for the export market is as profitable a farming venture as you will find. Despite this, it remains untapped with supply hardly scratching the surface of market demand. “We have had to unfortunately turn down many African Birds Eye chilli exporters; one was seeking 7,000kgs of ABE …
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By John Matava Guavas in Kenya are steadily gaining popularity with major consumption still at household level.However,growing the grafted guava tree seedlings takes only two years compared to four years with ungrafted ones.With a mature guava tree yielding between 200 to 300 fruits in a season,a farmer with 20 trees could earn up to Sh20,000, …
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By George MuneneFor many farmers, direct consumer access is perhaps the biggest huddle to realising the best profits from agriculture. Latia farm located at Seising off the Isinya-Kiserian road, has found technology, with its capacity for instant connectivity, offers ingenious solutions to this problem.From about 4.00 pm, David Kimwaki, an agronomist on the 60-acre farm, …
Isinya farm cuts middlemen with 64 member WhatsApp group Read More »
By George Munene Smallholder farmers now have a localised farm-focused weather app as well as a tool to identify soil and plant deficiencies through the use of free technologies offered by Yara East Africa—a fertilizer manufacturer. These include; Yara CheckIT which helps you identify nutrient deficiencies in your crops, Yara FarmWeather—a farm-based localised weather mobile …
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By John Matava The red valencia groundnut variety which takes 90 days to mature has become more popular to farmers over the cheplambus variety that matures in six months yielding 700kg per acre. With its high yield ability of at least 1.6 tones per acre,the Red Valencia earns farmers sh3000 more over the cheplambus variety. …
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By George Munene Milk boosters can be pellet or flour-based, and usually contain highly absorbable rumen bypass protein, rumen bypass lipids and fats. They are also compacted with high-energy products, enzymes, yeast, micro and macronutrients, as well as calcium and mineral salts. Working with farmers, Yakub Bachu—a livestock production and animal husbandry consultant—has shown the …
Livestock consultant introduces milk booster increasing output by 7L Read More »
By George Munene Soil pH refers to the measure of the acidity (sourness) or alkalinity (sweetness) of a soil. The soil PH scale ranges from 0.0 (most acidic) to 14.0 (most alkalic). 7.0 is neutral; neither acid nor alkaline. Acidic soils make up 13 per cent (7.5 million hectares) of agricultural land in Kenya, …
