Controlling aphids in wheat causing up to 100% damage
The Russian wheat aphid is a serious pest of wheat and barley causing yield losses of between 20 to 100 per cent in affected crops.
The Russian wheat aphid is a serious pest of wheat and barley causing yield losses of between 20 to 100 per cent in affected crops.
Farmers can increase their income from pigs by 34 per cent through proper management of piglets on their farms. According to research conducted by the
In 2017, Kenya’s fresh produce to the European Union was intercepted 29 times due to infestation by pests such as leaf miners, bollworm,s and armyworms
Roundworms are parasites found in the large and small intestines of sheep and goats. They suppress body weight by up to three kilos. The worms
Munuve’s farmhand watering tree tomato plants at his farm in Kitui. The county then gave him an acre piece of plot at Mwingi where he used
According to the Kenya Meteorological Department, the long season rains which normally begin from March to May are likely to be delayed. “KAT Bean 9,
A former Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) clerk after leaving the job in 2017 invested Sh20,000 in pawpaw farming, a venture which is currently
Adding crushed egg shells to the soil and watering thrice a week controls blossom end rot in tomatoes. Farmers can control blossom end rot in
Just like any other business’ success which depends on how well one invests, seeds are one of the major investments that a farmer has to
Soil heating system. Bacterial wilt is one of the soil-borne diseases that attack tomatoes, potatoes, pepper, capsicum, among other solanaceae family crops. Bacterial wilt causes
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