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KALRO launches eight new maize varieties resistant to the lethal necrosis viral disease

A maize breeder and researcher from KARLO view the new maize hybrid that is resistant to the Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) viral disease. Photo courtesy. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) has launched eight new maize varieties that are resistant to Maize Lethal Necrosis Disease (MLND) which has been wiping out maize plantations […]

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Understanding organic fertilisers

There are 10 ten types of organic fertilizers that can be used by farmers to improve their farm productions. These fertilisers have good amount of nutrient properties when it is applied at the recommended rate of use. Every consumer in the world wants to eat healthy food and these healthy food should come from natural

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How farmers can avoid rejection of export horticultural produce

The horticulture sector is ranked as the fastest growing sector in the agriculture industry in Kenya; however, produce from Kenya has faced rejection at the entry point of key export markets with Kenya being placed under radar by the European Union as one of the countries with 10 per cent maximum residue levels. Last year

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Cashewnut processing company in Kilifi in urgent need of farmers to grow the crop

Factory workers sorting out cashewnuts. Photo courtesy. Wondernuts Ltd, a cashewnut processing firm based in Kilifi County is urgently looking for willing farmers to grow the crop to meet its processing capacity of 5000 tonnes per year. This is after farmers in the region are reportedly producing less due to lack of clean planting materials.

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Company delivers rust tolerant soy bean to farmers’ doorstep and connects them to markets

estimates soya beans production to be 2000-5000 metric tonnes per year against domestic demand of 12,000 metric tonnes. In order to cut on importation costs, companies like Promidisor and Bidco are buying from local farmers at good rate of between Sh90-120 per kiloFarmers can now access a new high yielding rust tolerant soy bean variety

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Fertiliser shortage causes crisis in Kenyan flower farms

Kenyan flower farms are facing an acute shortage of fertilizer due to delays by the Kenya Bureau of Standards to release 1.6m tonnes of fertiliser stuck at the port of Mombasa still awaiting inspection by the standards body. 750,000 metric tonnes of the fertilizer is held by Elgon Kenya while 880,000 is held by Yala

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Northeastern Kenya women earning from fodder sales, moving to economic independence

Framers inspecting their fodder grass fam. Photo courtesy. Women from Northeastern Kenya are unleashing their potential in the production, storage and sales of fodder grass and slowly earning them economic independence and key position in fighting food insecurity among pastoralist community in the region. Initially these women who were not part of community decision-making and

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Kenya overtakes India in key black tea global markets

Black tea farming in Kenya. Photo courtesy. Kenya has surpassed India in the world key black tea markets which include Europe, Pakistan and Egypt in the second half of this year. This is after Indian tea failed to maintain the 10 per cent higher prices the country had in the first half of 2018,

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Company set to launch platform to connect banana, mango, passion, yellow beans, green grams and cow pea’s farmers to markets

Wanda Agriculture Ltd, a company that was started seven years ago and has been involved in the organic fertilizer business is set to launch a platform in February 2019 to connect at least 3,000 farmers to markets. “So far we have connected 20,020 farmers to farm inputs but I have realized that the biggest challenge

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Fresh Produce exporter contracting farmers to supply Hass and Fuerte avocado varieties

A fresh produce company Saipei Foods is looking for farmers across Kenya to supply them with Hass and Fuerte avocado varieties at a time when the demand for the crop is at an all-time high in the international market. The company buys a package of four kilogram Hass avocado variety at Sh250 to Sh300 while

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