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September 2020

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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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