Wedding garden farmer saves Sh8,000 a month with solar pump
By Frederique Achieng’ A wedding garden business owner in Kisumu has cut her water pumping expenses from Sh2,000 a week to zero by using a
May 27, 2020
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Water tanks offer health and savings for rural homes
By Lydia Gichuki Investing in a water tank can reduce a rural home’s water costs by two thirds, reduce water-borne diseases, and pay for itself
May 22, 2020
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COVID Fund delivers free agronomist tests and advice for farmers
By Fredrique Achieng A new farm know-how service providing soil testing and guidance on ideal crops and seeds is giving free services to farmers for
May 22, 2020
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Fact sheet: Coffee pulping to lift smallholder earnings 6x
By Christine Mwaura Kenya’s coffee production and yields increased in 2019 following the government and counties’ distribution of free tree seedlings. But the biggest cause
May 2, 2020
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Sunculture offers pay-as-you-go solar pumps that experts say can triple profits
By Jolene Njambi. Solar technology for irrigation can triple profits for growers within one to two crop seasons, compared with using other forms of irrigation
February 18, 2020
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Elgeyo-Marakwet invests in huge milk coolers to support county milk brand
Dairy farmers belonging to over 11 cooperatives in Elgeyo-Marakwet County are set to benefit from more than 30,000 litre capacity milk coolers that the county,
February 13, 2020
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Simple farm tool enables farmers maintain soil health, improve yields
Small scale farmers in Kenya and other parts of Africa who relied on traditional jembe (hoe) to till and sow seeds are now able to
January 8, 2020
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Hand-pushed multipurpose tractor saves farmers Sh1000 tillage costs
Dismantled hand-pushed multipurpose tractor. Photo: Zablon Oyugi. Agriculture Technology Development Centre (ATDC) has introduced a cheap hand-pushed multipurpose tractor which may save small-scale farmers more than
December 16, 2019
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Busia rice farmers receive modern machines to up production
Rice farmers from Busia County in Western Kenya who for a long time have relied on traditional and manually operated tools to grow the crop
December 3, 2019
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KALRO, EU unveil 2,000 capacity indigenous chicken breeding unit
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the European Union (EU) have unveiled a modern indigenous chicken breeding and multiplication unit at KALRO’s Non-ruminant
December 2, 2019
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