Crops

As the long rain sea­sons starts, 83-year-old Muia Kusenga is re­mov­ing the ac­cu­mu­lated silt from the trenches to cre­ate space...

A char­ac­ter­istic fea­ture of Kenya’s small­holder ag­ri­cul­ture is the dom­in­ance of primary pro­duc­tion. This nor­mally in­volves pro­duc­tion of low volume...

Agro­Pad: A set of circles on the back of the card provide col­or­i­met­ric test res­ults; the color of each circle...

The pre­par­a­tion time for a tonne of ma­nure from or­ganic mat­ter has been cut in half by a biocata­lyst that...

By George Munene In Kitui’s Mwingi West constituency, young farmer George Mutemi’s investment in irrigated agriculture has enabled him to...

By George Munene Soil testing is the first step toward improving yields and profitability as it gives valuable information that enables...

By George Munene The Kenyan government will be embarking on nationwide farmer registration which will enable better delivery of services...

By George Munene Unica  Red-skinned Shallow eyes (bumps where potatoes start to grow) Creams flesh Long tubers Diseases: Susceptible to...

          By George Munene Scientists from the International Potato Center (CIP) have shown that the use of...

Weaver ants. Courtesy of  National Geographic Cashew nut farmers in Kenya can now increase their yield by up to 150...