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Charcoal dust improves farmer yields, saves cost & bolsters soils

Through mixing inorganic fertiliser and charcoal dust, farmers in Oyugis, Homa Bay County have been able to improve their crop yields, cut down on fertiliser use and bolster the long-term health of their soils. According to agronomist David Winyo, charcoal dust serves as homemade biochar that provides potassium crucial for root development in crops. It […]

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Scientists discover wasps that can kill 70 per cent of fall armyworm pests

Scientists at the International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization have found new wasp species that can eliminate more than 70 per cent of fall armyworm pest. The two wasp varieties Trichogramma and Telenomous when released into affected maize plantations lay their eggs on the

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Researchers discover new edible cricket species with 60 per cent protein content in Kenya

Scientists at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (Icipe) have discovered a new cricket species with protein content of 60 per cent higher than that of chicken which is 30 per cent to enhance nutrition in both human and livestock. The insect which is known as Scapsipedus was collected and reared for experimental

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Research organization buying silkworms from farmers

Residents of arid and semi-arid lands in Kenya can mint up to Sh2500 per tree in one month by rearing silk worms on the naturally growing acacia trees. Silk worms are some of the smallest ‘livestock’ that have been reared for centuries globally, but Kenya is yet to realize the high potential in this textile

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Research organization launches high yielding disease resistant Napier grass varieties

Smallholder farmers can control Napier stunt disease that causes losses of 40 to 90 per cent biomass yields by planting resistant varieties such as South Africa and Ouma that produces up to 100 tonnes per acre in regions that receive as little as 150mm of rainfall per annum. More than 65 per cent of farmers

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ICIPE turns to farmer groups in Western Kenya to spread ‘push-pull’ technology

Sorghum intercropped with desmodium in a push-pull technology which is appropriate and economical to the resource-poor smallholder farmers in the region as it is based on locally available plants. Small holder farmer groups in Western Kenya have increased their crop production by over 50 per cent by using push-pull technology to kill

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ICIPE’s biopesticide reduce tick infestation in livestock by 70% to 81%

Real Metarhizium 7. They are selective and they only kill the ticks and do not affect the animal. ICIPE scientists in partnership with private sector partners, RealIPM Kenya introduced a natural tick control product (acaricide), Real Metarhizium 7 with ability reduce tick infestation in livestock by great percentage. The new product which can

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ICIPE recognized as a global hub for bee health expertise

International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) headquarters at Duduville Campus. ICIPE to provide bee health expertise internationally too. The International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) has been selected as a Collaborating Centre for Bee Health in Africa by World Organization for Animal Health. ICIPE will function as a world center for research,

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