Bird-resistant sunflower seeds avert farmer losses
The entry of imported hybrid sunflower seeds which are resistant to bird attacks has been a game-changer for sunflower farmers sparing them millions in losses.
The entry of imported hybrid sunflower seeds which are resistant to bird attacks has been a game-changer for sunflower farmers sparing them millions in losses.
Kenya’s potato production has shrunk from 22.4 tons per hectare in 2008 to just 8.4 t/ha in 2022. This is four times lower than the
The heavy rains experienced across Kenya are driving up fungal infections and fungicide application by farmers. Rains are correlated with an increase in fungal parasites
While E. coli is among the leading causes of illness from the consumption of unsanitary raw vegetables, new evidence shows that diseased or pest-ridden crops
The continued spread of four potato diseases has led to a 62.5 per cent decrease in Kenya’s per-hectare potato production from 22.4 tons in 2008
First reported in Kenya in 2020, the invasive apple snail has quickly become one of the leading pest concerns for Mwea rice farmers reducing yields
While the dangers of eating grains infected with aflatoxins have been well-documented, there is little information on a common occurrence with Kenyan and African farmers
As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves to promise increased trade barriers
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
Farmers can control the lethal fusarium wilt disease with a 100 per cent deadly rate by grafting purple and yellow passion plants to obtain a
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