By George Munene Mobile Edge, an Eldoret based Agritech firm has introduced a new portable tea picking machine, M-Chai, into the Kenyan market that promises to be a game-changer for Kenyan tea farmers, enabling them to save on half their production costs, time expense, as well as improving the quality of tea they pick. The […]
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By Zuneid Yousuf Described as “a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease”, wheat blast has been recently confirmed for the first time on the African continent by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT). Along with the Zambian Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), United States Department of Agriculture, and Foreign Disease Weed Science Research Unit (USDA-ARS), researchers highlighted that symptoms of the disease, were in
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By John Matava The Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation has launched a new drought tolerant cassava, maturing in 10 months unlike most varieties for dry regions like Karibuni, Shibe and Karembo which take up to 18 months to mature.Farmers can now plant twice and double their yields with the new cassava. A full sack
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By George Munene Steven Mwanzia of Stephen’s Natural Foods, is seeking outgrowers who can provide him a reliable supply of organically farmed yellow and red maize, wild berries, traditional vegetables and edible weeds. After 10 years in the indigenous foods space juggling teaching, production and value addition, Steven plans to outsource production to farmers and
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By John Matava George Muturi, a vermiculture farmer based in Kiambu County, is rearing earthworms to make organic fertilizers that raises crop yields by 50 per cent.Before using the organic fertilizer he was harvesting 80 to 100 kgs of vegetables, where now he gets up to 150 kilograms from the same area. He also uses
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By George Munene Milk prices across the country have been on an unprecedented year high run, holding steady at Sh42-Sh30. This has been good news for many small to medium scale dairy farmers whose cost of production averages Sh27 a liter as it enables them to cover their production costs and earn a profit off
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By John Matava A chance encounter with ICIPE in 2018 introduced Timothy Okumu to Bracharia grass that has tripled his cows’ yield from producing three litres of milk a day to now 10 litres a day per cow.Bracharia grass matures in two-and-a-half months and is more resistant to diseases than other varieties, such as napier
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By John Matava The African Association for Vertical Farming company has launched training of over 1,000 youth a year in hydroponic farming, which delivers high crop yields in any weather, is healthy, environmentally friendly, and can be done on small plots of land and in slums. Related News: Technical college sets up students as hydroponic
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By George Munene The price Rosecoco beans has risen from Sh8,080 shillings per 90Kg bag from May last year to a current price average of Sh10,100 per 90kg across the country, with a kilogram selling for Sh115. In an effort to improve their incomes and arrest food insecurity, through the National Agriculture and Rural Inclusive
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By John Matava In what started as an act of service to needy widows of Korando area in Kisumu County is now earning Rose Oyoo ,Sh60,000 per month. She raises different seedlings comprising of various exotic trees, medicinal trees, ornamental trees and grafted fruit tree varieties such as apple mangoes, tissue culture banana, passion fruit,
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