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Boosting Ginger Yields with Compost Coffee Husks Manure: A Comprehensive Guide

To boost ginger yields by up to 30%, farmers can utilize compost coffee husks manure instead of original coffee husks and other bio-organic fertilizers. Coffee husks are rich in lignocellulose materials, ideal for stimulating microbial processes in the soil and promoting crop growth. This article offers detailed instructions on optimizing ginger production using compost coffee …

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Chinese farming method can feed Kenyan population with one-third land

All-film double-furrow sowing, an agricultural technology originating from China’s arid Loess Plateau, is now being applied to agricultural production in Kenya and other countries based on local conditions to help relieve the impact of severe drought on food production. “In Kenya for example, if the technology of all-film double-furrow sowing is effectively promoted in the …

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Kenya increasingly reliant on fish pond farmers as wild catch tumbles

Fish pro­duc­tion in Kenya has for long been heav­ily re­li­ant on wild fish in Lake Vic­toria which ac­counts for 76 per cent of fish pro­duc­tion in the coun­try but stocks, par­tic­u­larly of tilapia are dwind­ling set­ting stage for a po­ten­tial mar­ket for fish pond farm­ers to bridge the bit­ing short­age. Ac­cord­ing to a 2016-2019 re­port …

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Baringo dairyman earns Sh46,000 more monthly switching to Boma Rhodes grass

Jack­son Keit­any, a dairy farmer from Kip­lombe in Baringo County is now mak­ing Sh19,000 profit a month from milk sales, com­pared to Sh27,000 loss per month three years ago, due to plant­ing his own Boma Rhodes grass fod­der. Kip­lombe, where Keit­any has over 40 acres of land under dairy pro­duc­tion, is a semi-arid area where …

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Kenya’s first observation satellite to help improve agricultural output 

By George Munene Kenya’s launch of its first earth observation satellite tomorrow (Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at 9:44 am Kenyan time) is expected to enhance the collection of data on agriculture, vegetation cover, research, and disaster management. “The 32-meter multispectral and 16m panchromatic camera mounted on the satellite will enable Kenya to collect data on …

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1/2 Kg dairy meal increase helps maintain milk production after birth

An increase of between a half a kilo and one kilo of the dairy meal improves the food reserves in the cow, although its appetite remains low in the first two month of delivery. According to Mr. Kiriga Samuel, founder of Jangara Farming Services (JFS), an animal feeds commercialization company in Voi, this gradual increment …

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Ver­mi­cul­ture li­quid sup­plys crops more com­pre­hens­ive min­er­als than syn­thetic fer­til­isers

Farm­ers ap­ply­ing ver­mi­cul­ture li­quid in crop pro­duc­tion sup­ply com­pre­hens­ive min­er­als than those re­ly­ing on syn­thetic fer­til­isers. Real IPM Small­holder En­ter­prise Cen­ter Man­ager Isaac Guda said ver­mil­i­quid sup­plies crops with both micro and macro nu­tri­ents, which are ne­ces­sary for hol­istic growth. Whilst com­mon fer­til­isers are spe­cific in nu­tri­ent sup­ply- NPK, DAP, CAN- ver­mil­i­quid has more than …

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GOK gives Kericho farmers 50% organic fertiliser shown to double yield

  By George Munene The Ministry of Agriculture has identified Kericho County as the first location for trials on the use of semi-organic fertiliser. “According to small-scale trials run by the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Organisation (KALRO) in conjunction with the Kenya Plant and Health Inspectorate (KEPHIS), the semi-organic fertiliser increased maize productivity by 49,” …

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“We will flood country with maize, lease land in Zambia for food security”– Agri CS

By George Munene According to Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi, in a month’s time, the government will have flooded Kenya with imported maize with a long-term solution to the country’s chronic maize shortage being developed in leasing land inside and outside Kenya for growing the grain. This includes 20,000 acres in Zambia and …

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