Kenya’s only MRL tester safeguards export farmers from lost millions
Stricter European Union Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have increased the interception and destruction of Kenya’s agriculture exports at EU borders. To avoid losing millions in
Stricter European Union Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have increased the interception and destruction of Kenya’s agriculture exports at EU borders. To avoid losing millions in
Two dairy farmers and neighbours in Kirinyaga County have doubled their incomes through milk ATMs. In 2020, Franklin Ndegwa and John Kagure earned Sh35 a
Through groups and cooperatives, dairy goat farmers can cheaply acquire KALRO high-yielding exotic dairy goat breeds. These farmers pull their resources and purchase the research
The severe 2020 – 2023 East African drought killed over 9.5 million livestock in Kenya, Somalia, and Ethiopia by March of last year. This has
Oilseed processor Rafikipay Ltd is looking to recruit 1,000 sunflower out-growers in Tharaka and Bura Irrigation Scheme. The farmers will be given free sunflower cultivation
The introduction of tropical sugarbeet varieties has opened up its cultivation to millions of farmers in Rift Valley, Central, and Nyanza. Given that sugarbeets are
Kenya’s potato production has shrunk from 22.4 tons per hectare in 2008 to just 8.4 t/ha in 2022. This is four times lower than the
On average, 76 per cent of market-bought seeds planted by Kenyan farmers germinate. Well below the acceptable 100-85 per cent maize germination percentage. This is
Since its classification as a superfruit in the early 2000s the global blueberry market is one of the few horticulture sectors that has seen consistently
In one year, the price of F1 onion hybrid seeds has doubled from about Sh20,000 a kilogram to an average of Sh40,000. According to seed
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