More than 350 potato farmers in Nyandarua have formed groups to market their produce in a bid to improve their bargaining power, handling, and storage. In 2017, farmers lost Sh19.7bn worth of Irish potatoes due to poor handling and storage, transport and fungi attack according to the 2018 economic survey report released by the Kenya …
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Nava Farm in Nyeri County is growing potatoes, tomatoes, beans, garlic and red onions on rotation that has kept its production all-time high of 15-20 tonnes per acre besides reducing the risk of pest and weed infestations, improving diversity in plant production and upping humus formation. According to a research One Acre Fund by in …
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Mary Gathoni Kiuni who grows strawberry in a quarter acre piece of land in Limuru is earning more from the venture by using the fruits to make and sell jam and juice as opposed to selling the fruits alone. Gathoni started farming strawberry in 2006 after attending a training at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture …
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Mace Food, chilli exporter based in Eldoret is drying and crushing the crop into powder form before packaging it for export in a bid to manage strict measures that European Union market has placed on fresh produce that farmers and exporters alike have to meet before their produce are accepted in the international market. According …
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Farmers in western Kenya have now moved to bulk their own legumes for their farms, cutting the over-reliance on seed companies and taking pressure off research institutions which have predominantly been involved in breeding and multiplying seeds for farmers. The move has now moved to create seed banks for orphans while allowing them to earn …
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By George Munene IGAD’S Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has announced that the June to September 2023 weather forecast shows high chances of drier-than-usual conditions across the northern parts of the Greater Horn of Africa (GHA). Accordingly, Djibouti, Eritrea, central and northern Ethiopia, western Kenya, northern Uganda, and much of South Sudan and Sudan …
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For women and youth involved in the fish trade at Lakes Albert and Victoria in Uganda, having little to no savings is a thing of the past. With training, they are opening group savings accounts to build their finances and launch agricultural enterprises. The groups have also received training in issues of domestic violence to …
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By George Munene Ariel Buzera, a Food Science and Technology PhD student at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, has won the top prize in a poster presentation during the ‘Green Food Tech: sustainable processing for tomorrow’s food!’ international event held in Montreal, Canada. The conference is widely recognized for its emphasis on environmentally …
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By George Munene The Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) is calling for enrolment for individuals interested in courses in integrated crop management (ICM) solutions as part of three online programmes being run with the University of Neuchâtel in collaboration with partner institutions in Switzerland. Upon successful course completion, they will obtain a Certificate …
Agri experts called to apply for integrated crop management online course Read More »
By George Munene Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to further push up the price of fertilisers and foodstuffs in Kenya. As a net fertiliser importer, taking in Sh4B worth of fertiliser from Russia in 2020, with the rest coming from the US, Ukraine, and China, Kenyan farmers are expected to be hard hit by …
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