After years of mismanagement and loss-making, the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC), has been gradually decreasing its dependence on government funding, with 70 per cent of its resources now being internally generated. The company which was placed under the management of the Kenya Defence Forces in 2020 is offering hope for livestock farmers as it plans …
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A Machakos farmer who adopted crossbreeding to boost the weight of his rabbits from three to five kilograms in three months is now making more per rabbit than he used to earn two years ago. Ng’atu Mbaluto, 20, started rearing rabbits three years ago and selling them for meat. However, he noticed that some breeds …
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Black rot is a bacterial disease in cabbage that causes up to 100 per cent yield losses in infected crops. The disease has no chemical control but farmers can manage it by crop rotation, disposal of affected residues, and planting of resistant cabbage varieties such as the Green Challenger, Riana, and Pruktor. Black rot is …
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Farmers rearing pure indigenous chicken for commercial purposes are reportedly making losses and sometimes others are forced to consider venturing into other agricultural production ventures due to a lack of best management and diseases in the poultry business. According to research by a team of scientists from Egerton University on Small-Scale Family Poultry Production Indigenous …
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Sweet potato farmers in Kenya can now store their produce for up to seven months using a cost-free method called curing. This comes at a time research is indicating that sweet potatoes are going bad within a week after harvesting. This innovative way of increasing the freshness of the produce allows for more time for …
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Butternut pumpkin/squash is a pear-shaped golden yellow fruit that has a shelf life of up to six months compared to normal pumpkins that can be stored for three months. It is resistant to diseases such as powdery mildew, cucumber mosaic virus, and cucumber beetles. The crop grows easily and is used as food. It is …
Daniel Mumia, a farmer in Kakamega County does not regret quitting sugarcane growing to focus on groundnut and Bambara nuts farming, a venture that is now earning him a steady triple income. The farmer now earns approximately Sh752,000 per season from nut farming compared to Sh240,000 he used to take home from sugarcane farming. “I …
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Farmers can reduce post-harvest losses in maize by up to 30 per cent by properly drying their grains, maintaining the cleanliness of the stores, and treating the grains after harvest. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics Economic Survey of 2018 reveals that farmers lost Sh26.9bn worth of maize produce last season to post-harvest losses. The …
Damliner (Photo/flickr.com) A farmer from Njoro, Nakuru County is improving his production capacity from an acre piece of plot to 12 acres courtesy of water harvesting, an art that has earned him national and international award. According to numerous studies, Nairobi alone could support six to ten million people with 60 liters a day if …
Farmers can increase cabbage yields from two to three kilograms per head by growing the crop in rotation with traditional vegetables such as cowpeas (kunde) and sunhemp (mitoo, miroo). This is according to research by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization. In this, the African leafy vegetables fix the nitrogen in the soil thereby …
Cabbages give higher yield at lower cost when rotated with traditional vegetables Read More »
