Pests

In cut­ting down pesti­cide ap­plic­a­tion and the ac­cru­ing costs in pro­duc­tion, one farmer suc­ceeded in vend­ing off the pests by grow­ing...

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

Kenya has launched the first commercialised biological herbicide, Kichawi Kill, that decimates the deadly parasitic Striga weed and improves maize...

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...