As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves to promise increased trade barriers
Biochar increases the fertility and water retention of soils for thousands of years, delivering immediate five-fold increases in yields and removing the need for fertiliser.
By Emily Okello Bare earth slashes crop yields, making planting between crops, for instance by rotating velvet bean and maize crops, a cheap way to
By Fredrique Achieng’ A visit to Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) Mombasa inspired Luke Kimweli to try a new crop on his one acre
By George Munene The move to county administration has transformed agricultural extension, putting farmers in the driving seat, but leaving officers often drowning in individual
By Fredrique Achieng’ A poultry farmer from Kakamega County has reduced his bird feed expenditure from Sh23,500 a month to just Sh7,050 by substituting commercial
By George Munene Few Kenyan farmers have access to the milking records and genetic providence of cows theya re looking to purchase, meaning they must
By Fredrique Achieng’ With studies showing that many parts of Kenya experience a spike in food shortages and hunger off-season, despite ample food at harvest
By Jolene Njambi The Ministry of Agriculture has embarked on a kitchen gardening project, delivering sacks, seeds and water tanks to at least a million
By Brian Moseti A chance encounter with Asparagus introduced David Nahashon to a crop that has changed the fortunes of his farm in Matasia Village
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