Farmers in Nyando, Western Kenya are shifting from maize farming and ordinary livestock keeping to climate smart agriculture that helps them adapt to the changing
A veterinary officer in Mwingi area of Eastern Kenya is training farmers in the arid area to mitigate against changes in weather through pasture preservation
Renowned biologist Josan Salk once said that there would be no life on earth within 50 years if all insects disappeared. Salk’s conclusion stems from
Small holder farmers, who account for 90 per cent of the agricultural output in Africa, are extremely poor, because of poor market information for their
As the long rain seasons starts, 83-year-old Muia Kusenga is removing the accumulated silt from the trenches to create space for collecting run-off water from
While other people look at doves and pigeons as lad’s pets, a Rift Valley farmer is tapping into the growing market for the flowery birds
By George Munene Yara East Africa’s Kenya manager William Ng’eno has announced plans by the giant fertiliser manufacturer to partner with local farmers enabling them
Millions of farmers in Africa are now harvesting two to three times more grain compared to 10 years ago thanks to improved availability of
A characteristic feature of Kenya’s smallholder agriculture is the dominance of primary production. This normally involves production of low volume of produce at the individual
A group of farmers from Machakos County is improving on-farm production and marketing of their produce thanks to intercountry benchmarking, an idea that has seen
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