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A Nakuru County hatchery entrepreneur has resorted to dipping her chickens in pesticide suspension, a method which she says kills...
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Research has shown that disposed aloe vera peels can be used as a natural insecticide to safeguard staple foods from...
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A three-year project dubbed B(eat) the locust that seeks to introduce invasive desert locusts as a food and feed source...
Papaya fruit affected by the devastating papaya mealybug – shown in the pictures as white specs – can mean losses...
Left: Destructive adults snails. Right: An egg clusters patched on rice tillers. A cluster has approximately 250 eggs confirming the...
Image Courtesy: FAOKenya The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is intensifying its efforts to combat the effects of Fall Armyworm...
Farmers are finding effective solutions to pest infestation and increased crop yields through the use of trap crops. Natural pest-resistant...
Farmers in Subukia, Nakuru are cutting the spread of pests by up to 40 percent at zero cost thanks to...
Photo Courtesy: Food and Agriculture Organization 15 June 2023, Naivasha, Kenya-- In a bid to combat the African Armyworm and...
Poultry farmers in Kenya can now combat coccidiosis, a devastating poultry disease, using the oregano plant. A study by Meriden...
