Smallholder farmers in the developing world should be implementing cheap and readily available solutions such as silvopastoralism, the provision of sheds, and crossbreeding to tackle the growing problem of heat stress in livestock. It is estimated that seven per cent of global cattle is affected by heat stress, a number that could rise to 65 …
Fact Sheet: Tackling the Growing Problem of Heat Stress in Livestock Read More »
Egg eating and cannibalism are rampant in nutritionally deficient birds, which are forced to peck on others or on these shelled produce for nourishment. Mustard seed concoction is one of the most efficient ways of stopping chickens from eating eggs, a vice that causes losses to many farmers. A farmer can prick a small hole …
Two tools developed by the Kenya Agricultultural and Livestock Research Organization and Triple W Engineering to enable early planting for smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid lands. One is meant for vertisols and the other is for lighter red soils. Many smallholder farmers in arid and semi-arid areas cannot plant on most soils until after …
KALRO Developed Tools Enable Early Planting for Arid Smallholder Farmers Read More »
Smallholder farmers can control cattle calves’ diarrhea, a non-responsive disease to treatment by observing hygiene, deworming and laboratory diagnosis. Cattle owners often treat diarrhoea of in-house calves with antibiotics. The calves however sometimes do not recover and the diarrhoea continues leading to death. Some vegetation species e.g. Duosperma eremophilum are associated with worms. Further, pastoralists associate diarrhea …
A study by the African Insect Science for Food and Health has established that crop pollination by bees increases farm yields by 70 per cent. While other pollinators tend to be selective, honey bees are found to be generally cross-cutting. Most small-scale farmers in East Africa have a limited understanding of the economic benefits of …
Small-scale poultry farmers can predict with certainty the percentage of chicks to be hatched by testing fertility for eggs against light in a cheap and simple process. The procedure, which is better known as candling, together with other practices, can lead to 100 per cent natural hatching just like in artificial incubation. A farmer does …
Egg Candling: A Cost-Effective Method to Ensure 100% Natural Hatching Read More »
1. Position: Field Operations & Technical Manager Job Location: Nairobi, Kenya Recruiter / Employer: Corporate Staffing Services Salary: Sh90k-150k About the Position: Our client is seeking to hire a Field Operations & Technical Manager who will be responsible for overseeing and management of the avocado, passion fruit, mangos, and vegetables out growers and the company …
Weekly Roundup of Agriculture Jobs—28th July, 2023 Read More »
The University of Nairobi and Kenya’s largest agri-input supplier, Elgon Kenya Limited, have begun constructing the state-of-the-art Kantaria Agricultural Technology and Innovation Centre (KATIC) at the upper Kabete Campus, Faculty of Agriculture. According to the university, “The center’s overarching goal will be to bridge the gap between industry, academia (research and innovation), and the farming …
UON, ELGON Kenya Construct Agritech Center to Bridge Farmer-Academic Divide Read More »
Mwingi farmer Charles Kalili has tripled his livestock herd from 20 to 63 goats, and sheep from 20 to 52 after building a water pan to harvest water for his animals. In February 2017, the farmer bought the animals from the International Livestock Research Institute at a cost of Sh200,000 only to find out that …
Mwingi Farmer Triples Livestock Herd With Water Pan Read More »
Brassica crops, which include cabbages, kales, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli and rape seeds, are important vegetables in Kenya, largely grown for local consumption, export and processing (dehydration and oil extraction). While most of the production is in the small holder sector, commercial production is on the increase, especially, for cabbage. One major limiting factor to …
Combatting the Destructive DiamondBack Moth in Vegetables Read More »
