Factsheet: Understanding and Controlling Striga– Kenya’s cereal killer
Striga hermonthica or the Purple Witchweed is the single most important cause of poor maize yields, particularly in western Kenya, eliminating 60 to 100 per
Striga hermonthica or the Purple Witchweed is the single most important cause of poor maize yields, particularly in western Kenya, eliminating 60 to 100 per
Affecting seven in ten wheat growers and causing up to 100 per cent in losses, wheat leaf rust is the single most devastating disease or
Bean bruchid is a pest that attacks beans causing up to 40 per cent yield losses on affected produce. The pest starts attacking the pod while
The Locust Pesticides Management System enhances locust management and reduces the risks of pesticides to humans and the environment. When the desert locust upsurge of
Janet Kinya a widow of two moves across her granary as she admires her well-arranged sacks of beans and peas. She is among the major
Ugandan farmers are embracing a traditionally cheaper therapy of soaking banana buds in livestock urine before planting as banana diseases and pests take a toll
Farmers are turning to weeds and other tree extracts to eradicate moles and other rodents after finding the method to be cheap and safe for
Kenya has resumed regular chili exports to the European Union (EU) after two months of interrupted exports following the interception of chillis in July that
According to a report by Route to Food Initiative, Kenyan tomatoes and kale are the leading agricultural commodities with pesticide residue exceeding safe food limits
A Nakuru County hatchery entrepreneur has resorted to dipping her chickens in pesticide suspension, a method which she says kills more than 90 percent of
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