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Whether using the smaller tougher figs from local wild trees or larger, sweeter fruits from cultivated Arab figs, the fig...
Climate
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Seasonal weather forecasts tell farmers whether a coming season is likely to be wetter or drier than normal, driving decisions...
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By MaryAnne Musilo Horticulturalist John Ahadi has created a business from a single exotic fig tree in Athi River that...
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By Grace Zawadi and Lyzzie Owade As the long rains approach, dhania remains one of Kenya's fastest cash crops, ready...
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With Kenyan food prices climbing and shortages mounting following an agricultural season marred by crop losses to weather, Farmer service...
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By Felix Ochieng Akech When Kevin Kipchirchir decided to turn part of his farm in Uasin Gishu into a solar...
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By Antynet Ford A lack of adequate rainfall during the October–November–December (OND) short-rains season has sharply reduced fruit and vegetable...
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By Antynet Ford The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has forecast wetter-than-normal rainfall over central to western Kenya...
By Felix Ochieng Okech For years, Kevin Kipchirchir from Uasin Gishu County believed his future was in horticulture. He farmed...
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Modern agriculture and livestock farming now operate under constant pressure from climate volatility. You see rising average temperatures, erratic heatwaves,...
