Farmers in Subukia, Nakuru are cutting the spread of pests by up to 40 percent at zero cost thanks to the freely available neem leaves and seeds that have proven more potent than conventional pesticides. The neem has an active ingredient called “azadirachtin” that is found in all parts of the tree with the largest …
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In boosting crop protection against pests for 24 hours, Derick Nyambane in the last season resorted to lighting a kerosene lantern at night in his half an acre tomato field as a way of luring pests to death traps. Beside the lantern is a fruit fly trap device. Nyambane used a metarhizium 69-filled lure, which …
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“According to our research, 75 per cent of East Africa’s millers are willing to fortify their feed with insects to reduce their costs while up to 95 per cent of fish and pig farmers are actively looking to bring down their production costs by incorporating insects into animal diets, said Dr. Tanga Chrysantus, Head of …
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By George Munene According to a guide on The Use Of Urine In Crop Production by the Stockholm Environment Institute, urine is a well-balanced nitrogen-rich fertilizer that can replace and normally gives the same yields as chemical fertilisers in crop production. In field research done in Burkina Faso, the yields from urine-fertilized crops did not …
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By George Munene In Muhaka, Kwale County, Kugawana Spirulina farm grows at least one tonne of Arthrospira Platensis, commercially known as spirulina every year. This is fed as a supplement in food to children in the locality, offering a more balanced diet in a county where malnutrition in children stands at worrying 30 per cent. …
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