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By Lyzzie Owade Nderitu Danson has lifted his maize yield to 44 sacks an acre in Laikipia, higher than the...
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By Antynet Ford Grapes, globally, give better fruit with heavy pruning, but in Kenya, farmers have discovered that pruning brings...
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By Antynet Ford The government has announced a marginal rise in agricultural spending in its budget speech for the year...
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By Antynet Ford Keith Muriuki, a grape grower in Embu, has found he can get three harvests a year of...
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By MaryAnne Musilo Herb farmer Dan Mwangi saw his rosemary plantation wiped out by the soil fungus Fusarium Wilt, but...
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By Antynet Ford The lifting of the logging ban in Kenya has driven an increase in timber prices of 30...
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By MaryAnne Musilo A fig farmer from Laikipia, James Gachie, is propagating and selling at least 100 Mediterranean fig seedlings...
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By Grace Zawadi Indigenous vegetables have been trumpeted as a big opportunity for farmers, growing well, surviving pests, and drawing...
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By Antynet Ford Wood farmer Maxwell Chepkwony is abandoning water-guzzling blue gum trees after two decades of growing forestry on...
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By Jenny Luesby and Antynet Ford Kenya was the most pest ridden exporter of fresh produce to Europe in Africa...
