May 2023

Crossing Ayrshire with Friesian gives superior producing, better-adopted cattle

Upgrading well-performing and better-adopted crossbreed from two superior dairy cattle for instance ayrshire with a Friesian gives strong characteristics for better results such as high milk yield and disease resistance at low maintenance costs. According to Daudi Orina, former regional agricultural extension officer who is milking at least Sh54,000 a month, pure breeds have varied …

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Dry cassava leaves adequate livestock feed during dry season

Cassava and dairy farmers can dry cassava leaves for use during the dry season when there is scarcity of pasture instead of throwing them according to research by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO). Last year at least 1,500 livestock died in Baringo County alone due to drought that led to insufficient pasture …

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Actuarial Scientist turns coconut husk waste to superior planting media

James Kapombe Kasemo is the founder and CEO of CocoGrow, a company that manufactures coco peat, a soilless growing medium for different horticulture crops. This is after expensively buying the medium before a long waiting for delivery from dealers who imported the product. Upon graduating from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) with …

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Government agency connects farmers to clean disease free seeds

Farmers in the South Rift region counties such as Bomet, Kisii, and Nyamira are benefiting from connection to clean planting materials and ready markets for crops such as passion fruits and avocado thanks to the Agriculture and Food Authority which is tasked to sustainably develop and promote scheduled crops value chains through effective regulation for …

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Kakamega farmer abandons sugarcane, maize for more lucrative pig keeping

Bernard Nyaramba, a Kakamega County farmer is making a profit of Sh14,000 a pig after seven months of maturity. This is after abandoning sugarcane and maize farming which he says is production intensive and finding a market for the two products is more challenging after harvesting. Nyaramba delivers pigs for slaughter to Farmer’s Choice every …

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