Archive

December 2024

23 articles

Snake repellent

Repellent plants keep snakes 300 metres from farms and homes

31 Dec 2024

Desertification

The land I knew is gone: Kilifi elder relates the everyday destruction caused by climate change

31 Dec 2024

Agriculture jobs (CCAFS Climate Smart Villages. Photo: S. Kilungu (CCAFS))

Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 30th December, 2024

30 Dec 2024

sunflower

FarmBizAfrica seeks hundreds of farmers to sell sunflowers to new processors

27 Dec 2024

Mchunga: 3-week weed earns for market sellers in coastal Kenya

Mchunga: 3-week weed earns for market sellers in coastal Kenya

27 Dec 2024

beans

Farmers get 60% more harvests growing drought-tolerant beans in poor rains

26 Dec 2024

KALRO launching fast-track rice to plant without nurseries

KALRO launching fast-track rice to plant without nurseries

23 Dec 2024

Safaricom Wezesha

Safaricom training program recruiting 5,000 young farmers in Busia

19 Dec 2024

Forgotten wild tomatoes rise as pest-free star

Forgotten wild tomatoes rise as pest-free star

18 Dec 2024

Homemade feed rescues sinking chicken farmer, opens profitability door

17 Dec 2024

Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 16th December, 2024

Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 16th December, 2024

16 Dec 2024

Poultry farmer

New market app increases monthly chick sales by 2,500 for poultry farmer

13 Dec 2024

Lacewing larva feeding on aphids

Aphid lion clears 98% of aphids without pesticides

12 Dec 2024

Dorper sheep

Sheep mature in 1/2 year instead of 3 years on KALRO wonder diet

11 Dec 2024

Mini tractor

University launches mini tractor to plough 4x faster

10 Dec 2024

Livestock Vaccination

Govt mass vaccination targets ending billion-loss animal diseases

10 Dec 2024

Jail terms for farmers making own feed

Jail terms for farmers making own feed

9 Dec 2024

Pollination

Rented bees double avocado harvests

8 Dec 2024

Onions

Cutting onion necks shorter lifts farmer’s earnings 23%

6 Dec 2024

Sorghum farmer raises yield 50% with hybrid

Sorghum farmer raises yield 50% with hybrid

5 Dec 2024

beekeeping

Startup triples beekeepers’ earnings with remote sensors

4 Dec 2024

Cow milking

Processors paying milk farmers 40% more than coops

3 Dec 2024

Agriculture extension

Agricultural jobs in Kenya – 2nd December 2024 round-up

1 Dec 2024