Similarly, plants require elements such as potassium and sodium ions which are key in transportation of food. Phosphorus, manganese or iron deficient soils will have a crop that does not depend much on these minerals to do well. A farmer would only know which fertilizers and the quantity required to boost the element through chemical […]
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As the potato cyst nematodes (PCN) threaten to wipe out potato production in the country, research has shown that extracts of canola can reduce the infestation given that there is no commercial product for the treatment of the pest in Kenya. Some regions in Kenya have reported 100 per cent infestation of the pests, with
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An enterprising farmer is cashing in on the pent up demand for superior chicken variety, Kuroiler, in Uganda to brood eggs for farmers with poor brooding practices hampering availability of chicks. Despite the fact that the rare bird has become more popular among wealth seeking farmers and youths, there is major setback surrounding the breed.
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Rwanda urban farmers are utilizing little resources by practicing static bucket ponds for cat fish rearing in a move also hailed as key in taming urban hunger. A team of extension officers from Rwanda are deepening fish farming among the urban dwellers in Uganda with the introduction of the of static bucket ponds for Cat
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Farmers who have traditionally grown sugarcane are finding sweeter days replacing cane with maize and Soya beans in a move boosting household food security and income. Since the set up of the once giant miller in Kenya in 1970s, many farmers have relied on it as a sole source for survival by cultivating and delivering
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Over 5,500 women farmers in Nyeri farmers are correcting decades of pesticide misuse that depressed soils nutrients and left them impoverished with a new legume and flower growing venture now pointing them to international markets. This is why Kevin Gallagher, a researcher recently found himself in a field in Nyeri, in central Kenya, surrounded by
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Smallholder farmers in Kenya are embracing planting trees that do not compete with crops for nutrients a venture that is paying off with some of the trees even fertilizing the soils while offering the farmers extra income. The practice known as agroforestry has been championed by government and other agricultural institutions as having returned impressive
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By George Munene In the current period, February 2023, it is estimated that around 4.4 million Kenyans (27% of the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL) population) are facing high levels of Acute Food Insecurity (AFI) Crisis or above. A 43 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. According to the Integrated Food
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Nairobi, Kenya, 22nd February 2023: Agro input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education to reward pupils and their teachers for participating in food production in a broader scheme that seeks to motivate school-going children into farming. Through the rebranded school agriculture clubs, dubbed 4K Clubs, pupils
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By George Munene The United Kingdom’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has set up a Sh380.4 million (£2.5m) African agriculture knowledge transfer partnerships: 2023 to 2024, round 1 funding competition between UK institutions and a knowledge base and business partner registered in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya or South Africa. Each application must be led by a UK
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