Smart farms

28-year-old Timau farmer provides blueprint for profitable farming 

By constructing a water pan for garlic and potato production, young Timau farmer Alfred Koome is providing the blueprint for farmers in his community on how to not only farm but also farm profitably. From the 350,000-liter reservoir, which also holds 200 fish, 10 other families source their irrigation water from him while many of …

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Kakamega farmer rears pigs to break down organic waste

One Kakamega County farmer has cut organic fertiliser costs in maize production by rearing three pigs, which are helping him break down organic waste into manure. Wycliffe Ochango said converting organic waste into manure by normal decomposition takes months, but the pigs are ‘catalysing’ the process. “Instead of waiting for one to three months for …

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Homa Bay farmer turns to amaranth seeds to increase his earnings

Phillip Odhiambo in his amaranth farm in Kakelo, Oyugis. He has turned to growinth the crop for seeds production to earn extra cash. Photo courtesy. A Homa Bay farmer is expecting to earn an extra Sh50,000 from harvesting amaranth seeds next month after switching from growing the common amaranth vegetable leaves to now producing its seeds, …

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Mumias farmers cash in on golden grains

Groundnuts and soybeans are a priority grains value chain with highest potential to increase the incomes and impact livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Butere-Mumias, within Kakamega County of western Kenya. This is according to a survey done by the Kenya Agricultural Productivity Project (KAPP) in the region. Butere-Mumias with a population of 601,796 (Kenya Population …

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Kenya farmers grow yields and income with conservation agriculture

Smallholder farmers in Kenya are increasing maize yields and have reduced production risk by 30 per cent thanks to a conservation agriculture project. Declining soil fertility in recent years, increasing soil erosion and droughts due to climate change, have dipped farmers’ yields which has contributed to a rise in poverty and hunger. Maize is a …

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