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The government’s stalled sunflower seed distribution program has left farmers frustrated as the long rains fall. When Dorcas Malika was...
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Ranked among the most food-insecure counties in Kenya, rice production has the potential to transform Garissa County into a food...
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The introduction of tropical sugarbeet varieties has opened up its cultivation to millions of farmers in Rift Valley, Central, and...
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On average, 76 per cent of market-bought seeds planted by Kenyan farmers germinate. Well below the acceptable 100-85 per cent...
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Launched on September 2023, the sunflower promotion project has purchased 570 metric tonnes of sunflower seeds from Zambia to be...
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The introduction of new hybrid rice varieties that can be grown without flooding has made rice farming viable in over...
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Coffee pulping or shelling refers to the removal of the red skin from ripe coffee cherries. This leaves a fruit...
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Cassava is a hardy, drought-tolerant crop ideal for smallholder farmers as it can be grown across a variety of conditions....
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According to data by the Agriculture And Food Authority (AFA)-Horticultural Crops Directorate, the production of Russian Confrey (mafaki/mabaki) has risen...
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Through mixing inorganic fertiliser and charcoal dust, farmers in Oyugis, Homa Bay County have been able to improve their crop...
