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Report highlights abundance of hazardous pests on Kenyan plates

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According to a report by Route to Food Initiative, Kenyan tomatoes and kale are the leading agricultural commodities with pesticide residue exceeding safe food limits Maize, wheat, coffee, potatoes, and tomatoes were found to require the largest volumes of pesticides, with a heavy reliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). It further highlighted that 34 per …

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Poor Quality Planting Material Hinderance to Farmers Maximising Yields

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Public and private sectors in agriculture must strengthen channels of supplying high quality crop plating materials to small-scale farmers for maximum yields. In addition, access to information on markets and available varieties would improve production of traditional and contemporary foods that can withstand climate chance effects and other shortcomings. A food production research dubbed Seed …

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Study: Precision Farming Improves Production, Cuts Costs, Tames Environmental Degradation

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A study by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) described precision farming as a sustainable way of agricultural production to enable farmers increase production and cut on production costs while taming environmental degradation. The study indicated that farmers can reduce inputs by 30-45 per cent, increase productivity by 60 per cent and lower the …

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Farmers advised to harvest produce in July to reduce post-harvest losses

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Headed into July, near to below-average rainfall is expected over the Highlands West of the Rift Valley, Lake Victoria Basin, Central, and South Rift Valley, conditions conducive for harvesting. Farmers in these areas are advised to take advantage of the dry spells expected within the month to harvest their produce and reduce post-harvest losses.  Climate …

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Local Adaptations: Smallholder Farmers Leading the Way in Climate Change Resilience

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Smallholder farmers are leading scientists in documenting some of the local interventions they are applying in combating changes in weather which have insulated them even as crop production falls. Research scientist Sarah Ogalleh Ayeri has been canvasing the villages of Laikipia County documenting methods used by peasant farmers as they attempt to adapt to changing …

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Group alternative farming models help farmers weather climate change

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A new model that assists members of a particular community to collectively adapt to changing weather patterns through alternative farming practices has been credited with having spared millions of farmers across East Africa from drought at a time when yields have dropped and farms have become barren. The initiative dubbed climate smart villages and pioneered …

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Trans Nzoia maize farmer doubles production embracing expert advice

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Sadik Sad­ique, a maize farmer from Trans Nzoia County is has been able to double his crop pro­duc­tion by ad­opt­ing new meth­ods of plant­ing which in­clude in­creas­ing spa­cing and ad­opt­ing soil test­ing to de­term­ine fer­til­iser ratio fol­low­ing ex­perts’ ad­vice. In 2016 he used to pro­duce 500-600 kilos per acre from his 700 acres farm but …

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Kenya secures Sh7.5B loan for subsidised fertilizer & seeds ahead of short rains

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By George Munene The African Development Bank Group has approved a Sh7.5 billion loan to Kenya to enable the government to provide affordable fertilizer and seeds to farmers ahead of the October-December 2022 short rains and into the 2022/2023 long rains crop production season. This will boost cereals and oil seeds production by over 1.5 …

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