As the world heads into the last days of 2015, which was declared an International Year of Soil (IYS) at...
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As smallholder farmers in most parts of Kenya grapple with shortage of fodder options for their livestock, Daniel Karanja is...
Grafting is a farming technique that involves the insertion tissues from one plant into those of another so that the...
Premier Seeds Company is selling a fast-maturing, high-yielding and disease-resistant onion variety that has a shelf life of more than...
As the world looks at alternative options for wood in construction and furniture making, bamboo is emerging as a strong...
Mtanga Farms Limited (MFL), in partnership with the Tanzanian government, announced the registration of four new potato varieties with the...
Until the late 1990s Pyrethrum farming in Kenya was highly profitable, and by the time the sector started ailing, the...
Informed by the need to guide farmers on proper seed choice, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), in...
Research by Helgi Library on Onion consumption in Kenya shows that at least three out of five small holder farmers...
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Farmers can easily tell the type of soil in their farms by simply observing the type of weeds that grow...
