Crops

Shifting sugarcane farming from Western Kenya to the Coast will cut cane growing time by half and increase the sweetness...

Researchers have proved beehive fences repel elephant raids on smallholder farms by 86.3 per cent while earning farmers an extra...

Farming habits in East Africa and across the continent are depriving farmers of local rains, by slashing plant cover that...

More than 100 Mombasa urban families are cheaply growing vegetable hills on cement bags, plastic jerry cans, and vertical pipes,...

Every year Kenya’s 680,000 tea farmers sacrifice some of their October tea bonus pay to buy chemical fertilisers, they are...

By Fadhili Fredrick A passionate and determined farmer in Kwale County is scaling up the production of biochar targeting at...

1. Position: Regional deployable food security & livelihood specialist (Re-Advert) Employer: Plan international Location: Nairobi About the job:As the Regional...

Planning for last year's short-season weather saw farmer Michael Mumia fly free of the 25 per cent losses suffered by...

By Shuaibu Anokehi Yahaya Nigerian farmers can now access two varieties of fast-maturing and drought-tolerant open-pollinated maize seeds that increase...

By Henry Jami Mang’eni Farmers increase the growth rates of their coconuts by 30 per cent and get up to three...