Controlling deadly lumpy skin disease in cattle
(Photo courtesy: DAWE/Shutterstock) Lumpy skin disease is an infection in cattle that can cause 20 per cent mortality rate and mainly affects cows at the
(Photo courtesy: DAWE/Shutterstock) Lumpy skin disease is an infection in cattle that can cause 20 per cent mortality rate and mainly affects cows at the
Engineer adds value to rice husks into useful industrial chemicals For over a century, rice husks have been a difficulty to farmers in Mwea who
Weaver ants. Courtesy of National Geographic Cashew nut farmers in Kenya can now increase their yield by up to 150 per cent by incorporating weaver
Framers inspecting their fodder grass fam. Photo courtesy. Women from Northeastern Kenya are unleashing their potential in the production, storage and sales of fodder grass
Adding more commercial and organic fertiliser may cut by half the season harvest due to accumulation of ‘unnecessary’ nutrients in the soil that lead to
Goat and sheep farmers can reduce kids/lambs mortality to 10 per cent by constructing mobile housing. A majority of farmers in Kenya use the traditional
Farmers are moving into schools and other institutions in search of markets as their peers who rely on buying companies and middlemen suffer losses due
Marshal Kithokilo, Loitoktok farmer is growing multiple crops such as sunflower, pumpkin, okra, and pawpaw, a practice which has enabled him to control pests, diseases,
To counter losses in rotting of mangoes due to competition and oversupply during harvest, Kilifi County farmer Juma Mwaringa has moved into drying and packaging
Horticulture farmer weeding his cabbage crops. Mixed farming cushions farmers from sudden drastic weather or market changes. Photo: nmcorpkenya As other growers in Migori County were
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