As rural-to-urban migration surges in Kenya and many parts of the world, many residents are finding it difficult to put food on the table due to the high cost of living. However, some urban residents are coming up with innovative ways to grow vegetables on scarce land in towns by embracing hanging gardens. A hanging garden is …
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A farmer from Naro Moru village in Nyeri County has turned to Facebook to advertise and sell Brachiaria Mulatto II hybrid grass, a move that has enabled him to reach over 2,426 people. Gibson King’ori opened his Facebook page in January 2016 but only used it for posting social matters until he learnt how the platform …
Martin Ndirangu holds persimmon fruits on October 29, 2016 during the Kitale North Rift ASK Show. The fruit is on demand, with a kilo fetching Sh700 on wholesale. Photo by Laban Robert. A Nyeri County farmer who has realised the various nutritious value of persimmon fruit, a red-brown or orange fruits that grow on trees …
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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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Canola plants and oil. The oil has more omega 3 and 6 than olive oil.Consumption of this oil cures arthritis,coughs, stomach ulcers and reduces cholesterol in the blood. Photo file. David Kimondo Waiganjo, one of the most successful agri-entrepreneurs from Nyeri County and the first Kenyan to extract oil from canola seeds in the country has …
Canola farming ambassador builds his first oil extraction cottage industry in Nyeri Read More »
A farmer from Mukurweini in Nyeri County who has learnt the art of growing and making money from courgettes is now fetching over Sh100,000 per season from the crop by planting it within a range of two weeks to spread his harvesting, making daily sales to avoid post-harvest loses. According to Simon Gachere courgette takes …
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Jesse Kioria’s wife Kezia inspecting grafted hass avocado seedlings. The couple is cashing on the growing craze for ‘wonder’ fruits. The rising craze for rare crops also known as ‘wonder’ crops such as pomegranate is now appealing to most farmers as they get attracted to the amount of money that these crops are able to …
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Mzee John Wanjohi Mundui tending to his ram which emerged the best during this year’s ASK Nyeri show. Over 30 years of experience in sheep rearing has been the secret that propels mzee John Wanjohi Mundui to Nyeri County glory in terms of sheep farming almost each year the Agricultural Society of Kenya …
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Organically grown kales. Non-use of chemical inputs in organic farming systems generates beneficial effects on farms’ ecosystems as well. Organic agriculture is not only capable of generating comparable yields, but also producing more income and health benefits for farmers than conventional methods according to long-term study by the Swiss Research …
