Health

Scientists have found that eating the annoying strings at the top of maize cobs improves kidney health, offering hope to four million Kenyans suffering from kidney disease. A study published in the International Journal of Pharmacology backed up millennia of traditional medicine that used maize strings as a natural defense for kidneys from damage by […]

Farmers are growing a sweet potato lookalike crop most Kenyans have never heard of, yacon, to manage diabetes by replacing sugar with natural sweetener made from the tuber. Since replacing sugar with yacon syrup, John Mutuma, who grows yacon in Tharaka Nithi County, said his dependence on diabetes medication has reduced while his blood sugar

From farm manager positions in Kisumu, various positions at AAA Growers, and a number of  Sales Agent positions across the country, these are our 50 best picks for open agriculture jobs in Kenya Position: Farm Manager  Employer: Rubimac Enterprises Limited Location: Kisumu About the position: The Farm Manager will be responsible for day-to-day management and

By Henry Mang’eni Researchers have found the bitter lettuce weed, known as Mchunga in Swahili, can stop the growth of cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths in Kenya. Cervical cancer has been declared a public health problem in Kenya. It is the second most common cancer after breast cancer and the country’s top

Millet which used to be a feed for cheap brown porridge, has become a new recipe superfood, driving up its imports into Kenya. Because of their rich nutritional benefits, millets are considered nutraceuticals or nutritional pharmaceuticals. This is because they are completely gluten-free super grains that lower the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and blood

Adding chia seeds to foods helps to cheaply prevent Kenya’s fastest-rising killer: heart disease. Diseases of the heart and blood vessels are the leading cause of death globally. According to Kenya’s Ministry of Health, they are the second in Kenya, having risen by three per cent in the last nine years contributing to 13 per

More than 100 Mombasa urban families are cheaply growing vegetable hills on cement bags, plastic jerry cans, and vertical pipes, enriching their cereals, beans, and fish diets.   Only five per cent of Kenyans eat the the recommended five servings of vegetables and fruit daily. This is according to The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

Farmers growing one of Kenya’s fastest-growing cash crops, castor beans, should avoid them or their children ingesting the highly toxic bean which causes severe health issues and can lead to death after eating just two of the beans. Gotten from the Ricinus communis plant, castor beans are pressed for their oil with the seed cake

A Makueni mum has lost 25 kgs of weight in 10 months by replacing red meat with African eggplants in her diet. According to a study in The Nigerian Journal of Pharmacy, eating African eggplants, more commonly called garden eggs or bitter tomatoes, for eight weeks decreased appetite and food intake leading to a 10.74

Coccidiosis is the major disease causing economic losses to rabbit farmers in Kenya.  79.4 per cent of farmers report their rabbits having been infected by the parasitic disease which attacks the liver and intestines with seven out of every 10 rabbits dying from the highly contagious disease. Infection is spread when rabbits come in contact