Damliner (Photo/flickr.com) A farmer from Njoro, Nakuru County is improving his production capacity from an acre piece of plot to 12 acres courtesy of water harvesting, an art that has earned him national and international award. According to numerous studies, Nairobi alone could support six to ten million people with 60 liters a day if …
Farmers who gradually introduce new feeds to livestock have sustained yields during and after the transition period. Instant change of feed brand for whatever reason shocks livestock like chicken, which go into production recess as a result of stress. Nakuru County farmer Mary Njeri said poultry, especially chickens, dropped egg production almost immediately after the …
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Farmers from Nyeri and Nakuru counties are urgently looking for market for their more than 1.35 tonnes of garlic upon harvesting after the long rain season which ended two months ago resulting into good yields. The farmers who harvested the onions last week are now curing them setting them ready for market. However, they are …
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Sprouting potato seeds. The seeds can also be produced through cutting by rooted apical cutting technology. Photo courtecy. Anne Chepng’eno, a farmer from Molo has adopted rooted apical cutting technology to help him up her potato seeds production time from over a month to three weeks helping her supply seeds to her customers within the shortest …
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WeFarm, the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing network, today announced that it has partnered with Heifer International, a nonprofit working to end hunger and poverty with sustainable agriculture and entrepreneurship, to bring the benefits of WeFarm’s service to farmers. WeFarm’s network operates both online and over SMS, ensuring maximum reach for offline communities. The partnership …
