A trip to South Africa by a Kenyan accountant was the inspiration that saw him quit a job to start a hatchery and fingerling-rearing venture, which has now transformed into a multi-million venture. Otieno Okello has gone to South Africa to take up a new job as the head of transaction banking with a multinational […]
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According to a report by Route to Food Initiative, Kenyan tomatoes and kale are the leading agricultural commodities with pesticide residue exceeding safe food limits Maize, wheat, coffee, potatoes, and tomatoes were found to require the largest volumes of pesticides, with a heavy reliance on Highly Hazardous Pesticides (HHPs). It further highlighted that 34 per
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Avocado farmers, who have poor access to markets, can extract cooking oil from ripe fruits for sale to save on rotting using a cheap manual pressing machine from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation, KALRO. The machine extracts pure cooking oil from ripe avocados, which can be packaged and sold upon approval from regulatory authorities
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President William Ruto today announced the commencement of the second phase of the government’s agriculture subsidy program with the price of a 50-kilogram bag of fertliser now retailing at Sh2,500 down from Sh3,500. He pointed out that yesterday, Tuesday, a record 34,000 bags of this subsidised fertiliser was sold to farmers. For the coming short
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Korean company Banseok Industry Ltd, in collaboration with the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), has taken a significant step in enhancing peanut production in Kenya. The company provided peanut peeling machines to five counties, revolutionizing value addition and reducing post-harvest losses. This partnership aims to improve productivity and promote sustainable farming practices in the
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A unique bean variety is helping fertilize degraded soils due to its nitrogen-fixing traits. Mucuna beans are capable of fixing 150kgs of nitrogen for every hectare. Kenyan soils are currently ranked amongst the worst due to exploitation and overuse of conventional fertilizers. Soil Regeneration Through Abundant Organic Matter: Mucuna not only fixes nitrogen but also
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