Kenya’s Q3 GDP grows 5.9% as agriculture rebounds
The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, compared to 4.3 per cent in the
The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, compared to 4.3 per cent in the
Tea production for the month of October 2023 recorded improved performance by 2.18 Million Kgs from 50.61 Million Kgs registered during the same period of
Cabbages have long been a favourite among farmers due to their relatively low cost of production and rapid maturation, at just three months. However, with
Farmers are cutting costs on post-harvest pesticides, and slashing crop losses and aflatoxins, by using specialised hermetic bags to store grain so that it’s dry
Small holder farmers, who account for 90 per cent of the agricultural output in Africa, are extremely poor, because of poor market information for their
A French beans farmer in Ngoliba, Kiambu County, who lost about Sh100,000 four years ago due to the lack of a ready market as she
Small scale farmers in Kenya and other parts of Africa who relied on traditional jembe (hoe) to till and sow seeds are now able to
Livestock farmers can boost the Napier grass protein content by including sweet potato vines as well as storage roots in making ‘super’ silage. The commonest
Charles Oloo, a vegetable farmer in Homa Bay County earns Sh7500 a week up from Sh3000 from harvesting five bags of cabbage, a factor he
Farmers living in frost-prone areas can reduce losses due to dehydration by growing susceptible crops in sunken seedbeds, whose soil is warmer than the surface.
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