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Every year Kenya’s 680,000 tea farmers sacrifice some of their October tea bonus pay to buy chemical fertilisers, they are...
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By Fadhili Fredrick A passionate and determined farmer in Kwale County is scaling up the production of biochar targeting at...
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Growing drought-tolerant Lablab or Njahi fodder is a livestock saver that could prove critical to farmers and herders as Kenya...
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1. Position: Regional deployable food security & livelihood specialist (Re-Advert) Employer: Plan international Location: Nairobi About the job:As the Regional...
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Planning for last year's short-season weather saw farmer Michael Mumia fly free of the 25 per cent losses suffered by...
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By Shuaibu Anokehi Yahaya Nigerian farmers can now access two varieties of fast-maturing and drought-tolerant open-pollinated maize seeds that increase...
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By Henry Jami Mang’eni Farmers increase the growth rates of their coconuts by 30 per cent and get up to three...
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Farmers growing one of Kenya’s fastest-growing cash crops, castor beans, should avoid them or their children ingesting the highly toxic...
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Growing chilli walls reduces devastating monkey attacks on farms while providing farmers with an additional source of income. In trials...
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A Kirinyaga farmer is earning Sh190,000 from his eighth-acre plot every four months after pivoting from growing low-earning bananas and...
