A farmer in the arid Matungulu area of Eastern Kenya is shielding himself from dry spells by embracing climate-resilient farming like beekeeping and has become a model to others as thousands of customers flock to his farm for quality honey. Gabriel Mbatha Nzomo locally known as Alex is a dedicated dry-land farmer. From his five-acre […]
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Behind dry and rocky terrain in Kajiado county is a farm with over 80 high-pedigree Friesian cows producing over 600 kilos of milk in a classic tale that has demonstrated how vanguard farmers are turning hardships into opportunities. Welcome to the Ole’ Ngishu Dairy farm a 100-acre farm that has revolutionized dairy farming in the
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Traditionally used for pooling resources for social support, chama savings groups in western Kenya have now moved to pooling labour on farms, cutting labour costs by up to 40 per cent. Various savings groups mostly led by women have now moved to the farms assisting fellow members in the entire food production process from land
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Picture of Lisa Tiemann, MSU researcher collaborating with Egerton University Scholars in Soil Analysis in Western Kenya. Lisa Tiemann, a researcher from Michigan State University (MSU), in collaboration with Egerton University, is proposing a practical approach to address the soil health crisis affecting densely populated areas of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The region’s traditional agricultural practices
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Pictures showing the Arid and semi-arid region of Northern parts of Kenya. The Research by Egerton University led by Agro-Science Park Director Professor Paul Kimurto is to find crops that can do well in such areas. (Photo: Kurian Musa/ Egerton University) According to a report prepared by FAO, Egerton University, and Turkana County Government, Turkana
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We must move away from conventional monoculture-based industrial agriculture that relies heavily on external inputs, and transition towards sustainable and regenerative farming systems that prioritize the well-being of small-scale farmers. These were the sentiments of Dr. Shem Kuyah from the Department of Botany, JKUAT during Chakula Bora Speaker Series hosted by Passion of Hope International.
By George Munene According to Kenyan farmers consulted for the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) March 2023 Agriculture sector survey, 38 per cent highlighted lowering the cost of inputs and stabilizing fuel prices as the most important factor in improving agricultural production. Input costs are the operating costs required for agricultural production. They include fertilisers,
By George Munene Eleven Kenyan mid-career women are among 49 African women selected as fellows in the first cohort of The Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, an initiative of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This new competitive career development fellowship
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Fish production in Kenya has for long been heavily reliant on wild fish in Lake Victoria which accounts for 76 per cent of fish production in the country but stocks, particularly of tilapia are dwindling setting stage for a potential market for fish pond farmers to bridge the biting shortage. According to a 2016-2019 report
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Jackson Keitany, a dairy farmer from Kiplombe in Baringo County is now making Sh19,000 profit a month from milk sales, compared to Sh27,000 loss per month three years ago, due to planting his own Boma Rhodes grass fodder. Kiplombe, where Keitany has over 40 acres of land under dairy production, is a semi-arid area where
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