Vetch grass offers farmers multiple benefits
Farmers have been encouraged to plant hairy vetch not just for livestock consumption but also for a number of purposes that include nitrogen fixation into
October 18, 2023
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Nyandarua farmer maintains milk production through hay & silage-making
A Nyandarua County farmer has maintained milk production with hay and silage, which he harvests and prepares at his farm in Kinangop. Joseph Mbugua converts
October 1, 2023
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Part-time farming earns Kisii teacher over Sh80,000 a month
Scholar Kerubo Openda who got a government employment as a primary school teacher in 1997 for a salary of Sh5,800 then decided to venture in
September 9, 2023
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Mobile app gives farmers tips on crop and livestock, market prices and weather updates
Before the invention of mobile phones, smallholder farmers had to rely on traditional methods for generations to predict events such as rains. With the rise
August 6, 2019
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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
November 30, 2018
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Kenya launches framework to implement climate-smart agriculture
The Kenya Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Irrigation (MoALF&I) on 31 October 2018 launched the Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Implementation Framework 2018-2027 at Kilimo
November 13, 2018
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Narok County to construct Sh1.2bn leather tannery to offer market for farmers
Workers at a tannery in Kenya. Narok County government to build a tannery to offer market hides and skins. Photo courtesy. The county government of
September 19, 2018
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A Guide to Buying Rhodes Grass Seeds in Kenya
Baled hay in part of Lukuai Farm in Laikipia. For the dairy and beef sector to grow as part of the Kenya’s Big Four Agenda,
July 30, 2018
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Armed pastoralists hinder IGAD’s proposal of free across borders movement
An armed herder from a village in Baringo County drives his cattle to grazing fields. Armed pastoralists are threatening proposal by IGAD to have them
July 25, 2018
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Bill seeking to protect farmers against losses in harsh weather introduced to parliament
James Kipkoech inspects his dying maize crop (Photo: Wesley Langat) National Assembly Finance Committee through its chairperson, Joeph Limo has submitted a bill in the
July 17, 2018
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