September 2023

Used engine oil deters termites destroying farm structures & crops

In slowing the wearing out of the wooden posts of cheap greenhouses, one innovator is applying used engine oil to deter termite pests and extend the life of the farming structures to more than six years. Termite pests, which feed on wood, destroy farm structures by chipping the parts buried into the soil. Raphael Ngari …

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Kenchic increases price of day-old chicks, cites increased operation cost

Kenchic Limited has announced a five-shilling increment for its day-old layer, broiler, and Kenbro chicks. The price change which will take effect on Monday of next month means they will now retail for Sh140, Sh100, and Sh110 respectively. In a letter to its customers, East Africa’s biggest supplier of chicks cited a weakened shilling and …

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French Tech Center launches competition for digital agriculture solutions

Through the innovative competition, #HackTonFutur, La French Tech Nairobi has launched its Kenyan Digital Agriculture edition dubbed Tuhack Tuomoke! for Kenyan high school students. The competition seeks to award the most innovative technological solution to improve Kenya’s agriculture.  The technology should be integrated to support farmers and offer digital tools, services, or platforms that could …

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Govt implements new rules on commercial tea leaf transporters

As part of the government’s ongoing effort to streamline Kenya’s tea sector, it is implementing Section 37 (1) & 40 of the Tea Act, 2020 which will regulate the transportation of the green leaf by tea factories and the registration of commercial green tea leaves transporters. Transportation of green leaf by tea factories As part …

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