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The International Potato Center (CIP) in collaboration with the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) have validated a new technology...
Pests
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Panama disease also known as fusarium wilt is a serious problem of banana production in Western, Nyanza, Eastern, Coast and...
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Goat and sheep farmers can reduce kids/lambs mortality from 35 to 10 per cent by constructing mobile housing. A majority...
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Bean bruchid is a pest that attack beans causing up to 40 per cent yield losses on affected produce. The pest...
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Unconcentrated rabbit urine poured in a backpack sprayer. Photo courtesy. Farmers can reduce the money they spend on pesticide by...
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One Kirinyaga County farmer is turning local herbs into remedy against potato blight disease, which has proven hard to control...
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Maize farmers can reduce weed infestation in their farms by 31 to 60 per cent by intercropping mucuna, an herbaceous...
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Stem-borer pest contributes up to 40 per cent loss of cereal harvest to farmers especially maize. Both the large grain...
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Farmers can easily control aphids by using some organic practices, such as sprinkling ash, spraying a neem solution or planting...
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Coriander crop can help fight pests. Photo: Oxfam Kenya. Edwin Atuya, a farmer from western Kenya is cutting his production...
