Kenya’s forgotten drought miracle answer to wheat & animal feed shortages
Triticale field
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Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya– 13th January, 2025
From farm manager positions in Kisumu, various positions at AAA Growers, and a number of Sales Agent positions across the country, these are our 50 best picks for open agriculture jobs in Kenya Position: Farm Manager Employer: Rubimac Enterprises Limited Location: Kisumu About the position: The Farm Manager will be responsible for day-to-day management and
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Salt-loving crops double yields of farmers cursed with salty water
Salt-stressed wheat in a field (Photo credit: CIMMYT)
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Weed-reading: Kilifi farmers improve yields by learning from invaders
Kilifi farmers have found that weeds, like crops, each prefer different types of soils, meaning they can read the weeds in knowing how and where to plant to get the best food crops. Amina Samba from Riata village in Taita Taveta County, uses nut grass (Cyperus rotundus), locally known as ndago, to spot the best
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Weatherman warns of a dry 2025 plagued by rain failure
Weather researchers are warning Kenya faces a hot and dry 2025 with rainfall predicted to be at least 20 per cent lower than normal. January – February – March 2025 According to the Director of Meteorological Services in Kenya David Gikungu, the year’s first three months are expected to be abnormally dry. Only the highlands
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Muranga gives extension to 12,000 farmers a year by funding agripreneurs
Muranga has trained and funded 60 agripreneurs, with capital of Sh150,000 to start their own agribusinesses providing new extension services that have reached over 12.000 additional farmers a year. The agripreneurs who hold degrees and diplomas in agriculture have set up dairy, chicken, and fodder production farms, nurseries, and agrovets in the county that are
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Livestock Bill chases bee farmers: register or jail
The currently unregulated beekeeping sector is in for a major shakeup as the government pushes mandatory registration for anyone who sets up a beehive, failure to which they face a one-year jail term. The Livestock Bill 2024 will require anyone keeping bees for honey to be registered and will also regulate the standards and branding
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Bishop beats drought in Yatta with ‘brain-not-rain’ digging drive
Over 6,000 farmers in the semi-arid Yatta Constituency have used water pans to carry their staple crops to full maturity during the renewed drought and grow additional, high-earning vegetables to export. Water pans or earth dams collect and store rain and drainage water. Farmers dig them into the ground using jembes or machines to provide
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Mchunga weed stops Kenya’s biggest killer cancer
By Henry Mang’eni Researchers have found the bitter lettuce weed, known as Mchunga in Swahili, can stop the growth of cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in Kenya. Cervical cancer has been declared a public health problem in Kenya. It is the second most common cancer after breast cancer and the country’s top
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Ugandan farmers create fertiliser from bamboo smoke
Ugandan farmers are turning bamboo smoke into an organic fertiliser and pesticide that boosts vegetable yields and replaces expensive pesticides. Bamboo liquid smoke diluted in water has been shown to be the most superior wood vinegar capable of increasing vegetable growth and production by 20.2 per cent while cutting pesticide use by half. The vinegar
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