The adoption of farming different fruits in Machakos, Kitui and Makueni counties, famously known as Ukambani or Eastern Kenya region is keeping alive hopes of many farmers from the region which has for years been threatened by poor harvesting. Most parts of the country especially eastern region for instance experienced below-normal rainfall that was mainly …
Mango farmers have created a trap that kills whiteflies, a pest that causes 80-90 per cent damage to the fruit, through the use of a pheromone chemical that is used to attract male whiteflies and kill them. Kenya being the third-largest producer of mangoes in Africa and mainly exporting to United Arabs, Kenyan mangoes face …
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Joseph Maweu, a mango farmer from Kanzokoea Sub-location in Kathonzweni, Makueni County has doubled his income per season from Sh12, 800 about eight years ago to over Sh121, 000 currently thanks to a farmers’ group he joined which has helped him access, training, inputs and market. Before 2011, Maweu had 18 mango trees that were …
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