Crop Cultivation

Nyamira school utilises sacks to grow vegetables instead of buying

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Forty Young Farmers Club students of Riomego Mixed PAG secondary school inspired by their Principal Josephine Kerubo embraced urban farming by planting vegetables on multi-storey sacks, a move that saw the school feed the students sustainably while at the same time saving on purchasing the commodity. “For three consecutive years we experienced challenges in feeding …

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Western Kenya Students Boost School’s Self-Sufficiency Through Tomato Sales

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Students at Chisare Secondary School of Western Kenya are earning their school income with the sale of tomato plants in a classic example of how agriculture is helping schools sustain themselves. Students receive training in how to improve the quality of their produce and learn how to grow high-value crops, such as tomatoes. The school’s …

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Sh18M grant enables Garissa farmer establish thriving grass business

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Through a Sh18 million grant from the Feed the Future Kenya Livestock Market Systems Activity, Dahir Haret, a farmer in arid Garissa County, has been able to diversify his income from livestock rearing to cultivating 40 acres of Boma Rhodes, Cenchrus Ciliaris, and Brachiaria grasses as well as 10 acres of fruit trees. Chipping in …

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