Despite one-fifth of the world’s sugar now being gotten from sugar beets and most of the world’s industrialised nations using it as their main sugar
With large tracts of land suited to rice production as well as ideal weather conditions, Western Kenya holds the key to low-cost rain-fed rice production
Smallholder farmers in Kenya, Ghana, Malawi, and Zambia who received Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) SMS alerts are benefitting from reduced crop losses and higher
The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2023, compared to 4.3 per cent in the
Tea production for the month of October 2023 recorded improved performance by 2.18 Million Kgs from 50.61 Million Kgs registered during the same period of
Cabbages have long been a favourite among farmers due to their relatively low cost of production and rapid maturation, at just three months. However, with
Farmers are cutting costs on post-harvest pesticides, and slashing crop losses and aflatoxins, by using specialised hermetic bags to store grain so that it’s dry
Small holder farmers, who account for 90 per cent of the agricultural output in Africa, are extremely poor, because of poor market information for their
A French beans farmer in Ngoliba, Kiambu County, who lost about Sh100,000 four years ago due to the lack of a ready market as she
Small scale farmers in Kenya and other parts of Africa who relied on traditional jembe (hoe) to till and sow seeds are now able to
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