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Moving away from cultivating his soil with a disc plough to a chisel plough has helped Ken Mworia, a maize...
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Consumer preference for locally grown Mwea Pishori or Basmati rice has increased Kenya’s rice production from 130,000MT in 2013 to...
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Grain amaranth has multiple uses as a vegetable, nutrient-rich grain, livestock feed as well as industrial uses. Currently, grain amaranth...
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The entry of new hybrid sunflower varieties is helping increase farmers' output while improving resistance to drought. These include the...
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Farmers who had their crops destroyed by the March-May long rains have been advised not to plant any new crops...
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Kenya’s biggest pineapple producer Del Monte will begin production of biofertilizer from pineapple waste in June. The company is looking...
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Since its heydays in the 90’s, coconut farming has experienced a steep decline in fortunes. Key to this is the...
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Smallholder banana farmers in Western Kenya can avoid losses by growing Black leaf streak (BLS) resistant varieties. The varieties are...
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Smallholder farmers in Kenya can improve fertility in their farms by protecting the soil from erosion, avoiding burning crop residues,...
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Farmers, who apply lime regularly into soil to reduce acidity, increase the efficiency of fertiliser nutrient availability for crop utilisation...
