A farmer from Naro Moru village in Nyeri County has turned to Facebook to advertise and sell Brachiaria Mulatto II hybrid grass, a move that has enabled him to reach over 2,426 people. Gibson King’ori opened his Facebook page in January 2016 but only used it for posting social matters until he learnt how the platform …
Developed in 2017 by the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), push-pull technology, has been shown to reduce infestation by the devastating fall armyworm by 80 per cent. This is in addition to mitigating the effects of the equally deleterious Stemborer pest and Striga weed. First confirmed in 2016 in Nigeria, by 2020, …
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Field of Vetiver grass. Photo: Shutterstock A hundred farmers in Voi are growing Vetiver, a perennial bunch grass that is useful in soil and water preservation, fodder grass for animals’ feed, crop protection and pest repellent and earning alternative income by selling the grass to interested buyers. Vetiver grass …
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