September 2020

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Farmers rearing catfish in 3 x 4M greenhouse yield tonne in 9 months

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 …

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Sh37.5M project to help women dairy farmers access markets

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 …

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FarmBiz TV:Grafted guava tree earns Sh2K per tree in a season

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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Isinya farm cuts middlemen with 64 member WhatsApp group

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, …

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New Yarra app helps farmers identify plant nutrient deficiency

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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FarmBiz TV:Red Valencia groundnut variety doubles yields compared to ancient varieties

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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Livestock consultant introduces milk booster increasing output by 7L

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 …

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