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Whether using the smaller tougher figs from local wild trees or larger, sweeter fruits from cultivated Arab figs, the fig...
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By Antynet Ford Nebert Towett has doubled his watermelon yields to 20 tonnes an acre with an overhaul of pest...
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Seasonal weather forecasts tell farmers whether a coming season is likely to be wetter or drier than normal, driving decisions...
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By Antynet Ford Former agriculture and climate journalist turned farmer, Bernard Gitau is expanding into pink oyster mushrooms as a...
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A maize farmer planting the same seed, using the same fertiliser and rainfall, can still harvest two very different yields...
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By MaryAnne Musilo Horticulturalist John Ahadi has created a business from a single exotic fig tree in Athi River that...
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By Grace Zawadi and Lyzzie Owade As the long rains approach, dhania remains one of Kenya's fastest cash crops, ready...
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By MaryAnne Musilo Lilian Wanjiku is producing food for her family from a 50-by-100 foot plot of difficult black cotton...
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By Antynet Ford Green bean farmers racing to control critical pests in widening pesticide bans triggered 30 EU export interceptions...
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By Antynet Ford Farmers in Nyandarua County who relied on middlemen at local markets are now accessing loans, organised marketing...
