Pests

By George Munene Farmer lobby groups led by the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, the National Potato Council of Kenya,...

By George Munene The Fall Armyworm (FAW) is amongst the most devastating pests to Africa’s food systems. In response to...

By George Munene The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) has released a parasitic wasp in Kirinyaga County—Kenya’s...

 By Zuneid Yousuf Described as "a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease", wheat blast has been recently confirmed for the first time on the African continent by the International...

By George Munene Using artificial and natural nematicides smallholder farmers in Kenya can control the potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a...

By Eric Kimunguyi There is a device being used rather often lately by our most vocal lobbyists as they chase...

By George Munene The banana plant is a low maintenance hardy herbaceous crop, but the yellow sigatoka is amongst the...

By George Munene Early blight is one of the common and hazardous tomato diseases. It however also hits potatoes, peppers...

By the Farmbiz Team These are the recommended colour coding guidelines for pesticide labels as recommended by FAO, which are...

By George Munene Kenya has emerged as a pilot nation for a new spray service, known as SprayPros spray service...