Cassava and dairy farmers can dry cassava leaves for use during the dry season when there is scarcity of pasture instead of throwing them according to research by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO). Last year at least 1,500 livestock died in Baringo County alone due to drought that led to insufficient pasture …
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African swine fever disease is an infectious disease of domestic and wild pigs that causes a mortality rate as high as 100 per cent. The virus affects animals of all breeds and ages and is caused by a virus that causes high fever and bleeding with infected animals dying within two to 10 days. The …
Controlling African swine fever with 100% mortality Read More »
A farm in Ndeiya in Kikuyu, Kiambu County is using goat manure to grow red onions a practice which has enabled it double its production from seven tonnes an acre to fifteen tonnes per acre. Veteran Farm which is 30 acres large was used to grow maize, chilli, kales and cabbages among other crops beginning …
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James Kapombe Kasemo is the founder and CEO of CocoGrow, a company that manufactures coco peat, a soilless growing medium for different horticulture crops. This is after expensively buying the medium before a long waiting for delivery from dealers who imported the product. Upon graduating from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) with …
Actuarial Scientist turns coconut husk waste to superior planting media Read More »
Farmers in the South Rift region counties such as Bomet, Kisii, and Nyamira are benefiting from connection to clean planting materials and ready markets for crops such as passion fruits and avocado thanks to the Agriculture and Food Authority which is tasked to sustainably develop and promote scheduled crops value chains through effective regulation for …
Government agency connects farmers to clean disease free seeds Read More »
Bernard Nyaramba, a Kakamega County farmer is making a profit of Sh14,000 a pig after seven months of maturity. This is after abandoning sugarcane and maize farming which he says is production intensive and finding a market for the two products is more challenging after harvesting. Nyaramba delivers pigs for slaughter to Farmer’s Choice every …
Kakamega farmer abandons sugarcane, maize for more lucrative pig keeping Read More »
A horticulture farmer in Kibichiku, Lower Kabete in Kiambu County has turned to pigs’ manure in growing celery to eradicate moles and other rodents after finding the method to be cheap and safe for use as compared to long time staying in his farm to time the rodents and hit them when they start destroying …
Kiambu farmer utilises pig manure to keep off rodents Read More »
After completing his high school studies at Rari Boys High School in 2002, John Kiehia lacked school fees to proceed to college to study an accounting course. While looking for jobs he was lucky to land an apprenticeship program at Rift Valley Mushrooms in 2003 where he learned the art of mushroom production earning Sh25,000 …
Accountant’s job or mushroom farming; mushrooms earn more Read More »
Meru farmers have turned to rearing fish in greenhouses in a move to beat the cold weather and enable the fish mature faster than ponds. Fish reared in ponds mature four times faster due to the warm conditions than those in ponds hence ready for the market early. Moses Muriuki, a farmer in South Imenti …
Greenhouse fish enable Meru farmers beat cold weather spurring fast maturity Read More »
Kenyan farmers adopting the use of digital farming technologies for their different farming activities such as in keeping records, monitoring crop and livestock health can increase their annual profits by between 7.1 per cent and 76.3 per cent, according to research conducted by UK innovation foundation, Nesta. Such technologies which include mobile applications enhance farming …
Adopting digital farming technologies drives up annual profits 70% Read More »
