In a small village in Nyanza area, a farm has caught villagers attention and attracted thousands of visitors from as far as Nairobi keen on learning how it manages to produce bountiful harvest with no fertilizer applied. Yet this is a journey Caleb Omolo, the owner of the farm, has walked through to prove to …
Fertiliser-free Kisumu Farm Provides Blueprint for Permaculture Farming in Kenya Read More »
A drought tolerant crops project in the vastly dry Mtito Andei area is assisting farmers sow and reap from the desert with farmers earning upto Sh100,00 from sale of crops that would ordinarily not even sprout in the area. Mary Kyalo one such farmer has been planting pigeon peas, maize and beans, but often times …
Drought Tolerant Crops Project Assists Arid Farmers Get Bumper Harvest Read More »
Drying fish using low cost racks is reducing drying time from three days to eight hours while doubling market prices among East African fishing communities. Once fish is harvested, the most fishermen dry them on the ground, and therein lies the problem. Besides being easy pickings for animals, the fish stocks are vulnerable to being …
Innovative Rack Drying Revolutionizes Fish Preservation in East Africa Read More »
By George Munene East African Breweries Ltd (EABL), has embarked on an initiative seeking out more than 4,000 Homa-Bay County farmers to grow sorghum in the next planting season starting September. EABL will provide farmers with seeds and other farm inputs at affordable prices to enable them to grow the crop. They will purchase the …
EABL seeking 4,000 Homa-Bay sorghum growers with ready market Read More »
Lucy Wairimu a once jobless middle aged woman who lived on handouts is now a proud owner of over ten goats that supply her with over 30 litres of milk daily fetching her some Sh2,000. Lucy is among thousands of farmers who have benefitted from The National Agriculture and Livestock Extension Programme.The idea is that …
Farmer groups help dairy goat farmers realise fortunes Read More »
