Developed by researchers from Penn State University, smartphone application program PlantVillage utilises satellite data to enable cassava and maize farmers from Western Kenya to scan
Florence Anyona, a kale farmer in Kisii cannot sell her crop due to infestation by aphids and leaf miners which have reduced the quality of
By George Munene The National Horticulture Task Force on Wednesday (3rd March 2023) launched the Good Agriculture Practice for Avocado, Peas, and Beans in pods
By George Munene Produced by the Tree Health Unit, a department of Tree Genebank at CIFOR-ICRAF Nairobi, Kenya, the Major pest and disease identification and
Cassava brown streak disease is a devastating disease that is hampering cassava yield in most African countries, especially in East Africa. In some cases, the
Farmers who have struggled to tame pests are recording increased yields and reduced pest infestation on their crops thanks to certain crops like sorghum, Napier
Kenya’s Horticultural Crops Department reports that 17 out of 29 rejections of horticultural produce in the international market in the last three years is due
By George Munene Sore hocks (ulcerative pododermatitis) is an extremely common bacterial infection in rabbits. It occurs as sores, usually on the heels of your
Front, the 3R potato undamaged and empty rows where conventional potatoes were planted but died due to late blight disease. By George Munene The International
In 2017, Kenya’s fresh produce to the European Union was intercepted 29 times due to infestation by pests such as leaf miners, bollworm,s and armyworms
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