irrigation

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• Crops

Smallholder farmers join hands to buy irrigation equipment

3 years ago Reporter

As erratic rainfall takes its toll on crops, smallholder farmers are joining hands to embrace irrigation with a group in...

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• Crops

28-year-old Timau farmer provides blueprint for profitable farming 

3 years ago Reporter

By constructing a water pan for garlic and potato production, young Timau farmer Alfred Koome is providing the blueprint for...

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• Climate

30% of global arable land made useless due to excessive irrigation

4 years ago Reporter

While most agricultural stakeholders are touting irrigation as the best way of bringing more land under cultivation, a report in...

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• Crops

FarmBiz TV: Irrigation Board launches rice scheme to double yields.

6 years ago Reporter

By John Matava The National Irrigation Board has launched a new System of Rice Intensification (SRI)that is set to improve...

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• Crops

Farmer invests in water to increase his gross income from Sh30,000 to Sh360,000 a season

7 years ago Reporter

A section of Daniel Njuguna's celery greenhouse at Ihendu in Naivasha. The crops are ready for harverst. Photo courtesy. A...

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• Crops

New programme to accelerate irrigation in Kenya launched

8 years ago Reporter

A national platform aimed at promoting farmer-led and market based smart water solutions for improving smallholder irrigation in Kenya has...

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• Markets

Water and energy solutions firm launches irrigation systems in 24 counties

8 years ago Reporter

Davis & Shirtliff Group, a supplier of water related equipment in the East African region has launched a new segment,...

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• Crops

African smallholders can double their yields with half the water

9 years ago Reporter

Farmer irrigating her cabbage garden. Experts predict that irrigated areas in Sub-Saharan Africa from 1998 to 2030 will increase by 30...

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• Climate

It is one irrigation in two months with polythene mulching

9 years ago Reporter

A seed company officer holds a watermelon during the 2016 Machakos ASK Show. Dry region farmers can use polythene lining...