Makueni

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• Markets

Kenya’s food prices remain high due to fuel prices, weak shilling & El Nino effects

2 years ago Jennifer

According to USAID’s food insecurity tracker FEWS NET, staple food prices in Kenya remain high despite the country recording above-average...

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• Markets

ENI Kenya banks Sh31.96B for Agri-Feedstock Project

3 years ago Reporter

The International Finance Corporation(IFC) will invest a loan of up to Sh31.96 billion ($210 million) in Italian firm, Eni Kenya...

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• Pests

Agency Steps Up Fight Against Papaya Mealybug with Natural Enemy in Kenya

3 years ago Reporter

Papaya fruit affected by the devastating papaya mealybug – shown in the pictures as white specs – can mean losses...

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• Markets

Leading hotel chain in Kenya buying green grams from all-comers

7 years ago Reporter

A leading hotel chain in Kenya is looking for supply of green grams from all-comers across Kenya. “We are looking...

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• Markets

Mango juice factory to benefit 12,000 Makueni farmers

8 years ago Reporter

12,000 mango farmers are set to benefit from supplying the produce to Makueni juice factory in a bid that is...

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• Crops

Makueni farmer adopts bottle drip irrigation for his pawpaws

8 years ago Reporter

A Makueni farmer who ventured into pawpaw farming four years ago but lost half of his crops due to drought...

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• Climate

Fruit farming saving eastern region farmers from erratic rainfall

9 years ago Reporter

Farmer attending to her passion fruits. Passion is speedily raising as the fruit of choice for most farmers in eastern...