Growing plants that snakes hate will keep snakes that kill 4,000 Kenyans annually 300 metres from farms and homes, according to scientists. In a study published in the International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences researchers found that plants with smells that snakes find irritating drive them away by up to a 300-meters radius. […]
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By Henry Mang’eni Joseph Chiwai, 72, has lived a lifetime witnessing his once-thriving homeland turn into a barren landscape. From fertile soils and lush vegetation to erratic rainfall and bare fields, Joseph tells how his generation has experienced the harsh realities of climate change in Kauma in Kilifi South “I actually didn’t see my grandfather
From Agricultural Technician positions at Victory Farms to an extension and aggregation officer position at One Acre Fund, here is a roundup of the 31 open agriculture jobs in Kenya Employer: Summit Recruitment and Search Location: Nairobi Education and experience: Roles and responsibilities: How to apply: Summit Recruitment and Search Deadline: Jan 23, 2025 2.
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FarmBizAfrica is seeking up to 300 farmers growing sunflowers to supply new oil processors launched with grants, who are failing to get up to full production due to insufficient local sunflower supplies. Founded in 2018, Rafikipay Ltd, a leading sunflower aggregator and processor in Meru, is currently operating at less than half of the company’s
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By Henry Jami Mang’eni and Fadhili Fredrick In Kenya’s coastal region, a regular weed, Mchunga (bitter lettuce), is turning into a reliable source of income for market vendors, who are earning up to Sh3,000 a sack. Known for its nutritional and medicinal properties, this traditional vegetable is gaining popularity as locals return to indigenous crops.
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Farmers suffering from increasingly poor rains who shift from local and old bean varieties to growing drought tolerant fast maturing beans are increasing their yields by up to 75 per cent during the current short rains farming season. Growers of drought-tolerant beans consistently get 18 — 66.7 per cent more bean harvests during times of
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Researchers are introducing new rice varieties that do not need to be put in nurseries, cutting the growing time of rice. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and KALRO have announced that from next year, Kenyan farmers will be able to grow rice varieties that are planted directly, maturing eight to 14 days earlier than
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Safaricom Foundation has launched a Sh120 million agricultural training program that is recruiting 5,000 young farmers in Busia County Between 2025 and 2027, the Wezesha Agri-Eco Hub Project will host four-month group training courses. Training will be held on a 12-acre centre of excellence demo farm at Alupe University which will have demonstration plots on
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By Henry Jami Mang’eni Wild tomatoes’ ability to grow pest-free has seen the forgotten vegetable return to the plates of many Kenyans. In towns such as Ganze along the Kenyan Coast, demand for wild tomatoes has seen traders, especially women, collect the surplus bitter tomatoes and take them to the market where they sell two handfuls
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Growing sunflower, maize, and Azolla weed for his chicken has helped a poultry farmer realise mega-profits by trimming down the cost of buying chicken feed which was threatening to run him out of the poultry business. Evans Mwania rears over 1,000 Red Leghorn and improved Kienyeji chicken on his Michorani farm in Kibwezi East constituency.
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