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Laikipia farmer saving Sh3,000 monthly on fish feeds by keeping geese

A fish farmer from Likipia County has been able to reduce fish feeds expenditure from Sh3,000 to nil by keeping geese for purposes of mutual benefit. Peter Wambugu after constructing his fishpond in 2017 July did online research on how to make home-made feeds so that he could spend less in production before stumbling upon …

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Lime application Nyamira

Liming reduces fertilizer wastage increasing crop yields

Farmers, who apply lime regularly into soil to reduce acidity, increase the efficiency of fertiliser nutrient availability for crop utilisation by more than 90 per cent. This reduces fertliliser wastage besides increasing yields. Application of the required fertiliser rations can still lead to low productivity if the soil is acidic, a factor that significantly reduces …

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