Makena Gucci is the lucky winner of our Sh10,000 farmer prize draw. The mixed farmer from Meru County was among the 171 participants in our quantitative research on the pest burden on Kenyan farmers and their access to pesticides. “With the winnings, I purchased 70 kilogram bags of Fugo dairy meal and growers mash, as […]
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A leading hotel chain in Kenya is looking for supply of green grams from all-comers across Kenya. “We are looking for five tonnes of green grams and anyone willing to supply, can contact us on +254-726760002 or mkariiyu@superiorhotelskenya.com,” said Mercy Kariiyu, the head of operations at the hotel. “It is the first time we are looking
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The price of one kilogram of green grams (ndengu) has dropped to between Sh30 to Sh45 from Sh65 in January due to excess production driven by last year’s project where more than 6,000 farmers in Kitui received free green gram seeds at a cost of Sh100m. The farmers want to sell their produce at Sh100
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More than 6,000 farmers in Kitui are looking for buyers to purchase their green grams at a time when the price of one kilogram of green grams (ndengu) has dropped to between Sh30 to Sh45 from Sh65 due to excess production driven by last year’s project where more the farmers received free green gram seeds
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The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization has released a new green gram variety suitable for dry areas with potential yields of up to 1500kg per hectare an increase of 87.5 per cent from the existing varieties. The new variety matures within a two months’ period and can fight breast cancer, control blood pressure, weight
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More than 6,000 farmers in Kitui County have benefitted from free green grams donated by the County government of Kitui in collaboration with Kenya Red Cross. The sh.100 million programme dubbed ‘Ndengu Revolution’ is meant to end food insecurity in the County that has been grappling with pangs of hunger for a long period of
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Green grams or mung beans and in Kiswahili Ndengu. They are loved for their numerous health benefits including fight of breast cancer. Farmers growing green grams and groundnuts in most parts of the country have a better chance of earning more as compared to their counterparts who grow other legumes owing to
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