Small-holder farmers in Kenya can now use 2-wheel tractors to easily till their lands as oppose to traditional jembe and hand. This comes after volunteers from the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA) in December last year organised an agricultural machinery seminar and demonstration in Dagoretti that focused on 2-wheel tractors for small-scale farmers. Led by …
Simba Corporation CEO, Adil Popat has urged Kenyan farmers to embrace mechanised farming, agricultural productivity. According to the Popat, SAME tractors offer a versatile range of tractors for use in the open field, fruit orchards and vineyards. “The tractors are built tough enough to handle long days of dedicated landscaping with ease and with a …
Most cereal farmers waste a lot of time and seed through poor planting methods, according to Sygnata, a global cereals seller. In a move to reduce the losses sustained during this stage of production, several agricultural equipment companies in Kenya have developed precision planters of diverse sizes and use to accommodate both large and smallholder …
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A graduate of Kisumu Polytechnic is making work easier for smallholder farmers with his array of low cost agricultural machineries at a time when mechanized agriculture is gaining grounds in the country. It is a journey Alex Adundo has walked with passion, after being employed by an Indian family right after school where he honed …
A Ugandan developer is spearheading the adoption of technology in agribusiness with the development of an app that can be accessed and used while offline to ease communication between producers and other market players thus ideal for most rural areas without power or internet connection. Most Ugandans are said to be adopting mobile phones with …
Wheat farmers in Rift Valley are decrying the growing threat of stem rust that is wiping up to 100 per cent of their yields and thwarting efforts to increase wheat production by attacking even superior wheat varieties. Farmers like Simon Ng’ang’a who have been in wheat production for the last one decade cannot take the …
A 70-year-old farmer from Kitale has lifted his earnings from Sh1,000 a month to Sh50,000 by selling his only dairy cow to buy a water pump. Maurice owns a small piece of land in Eldoret. Upon the demise of his father Maurice inherited the family land together with a loan his father had taken. Unable …
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute has come up with a low cost machine that makes livestock feed from crop residue in a move aimed at preserving dwindling pasture while saving the environment which usually bears the brunt of farmers burning excess residue. As population pressure puts pressure on limited land, farmers are struggling to access …
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Coffee farmers in the country can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new machine that will now assist them in pulping coffee, a practice that is usually labour intensive. Dubbed the eco pulper the machine cuts out the fermentation stage in the coffee processing, and reduces use of water and days involved in …
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In a bid to deepen the adoption of value addition in agribusiness, a farmer based agricultural organization; National Agricultural Advisory Authority (NAADS) in Uganda is funding smallholder farmers with capital to invest in processing machineries and equipment. The new initiative has not only enabled farmers to triple profits from the processed agro based products but …
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