Nyeri County

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Nyeri farmer banks on multiple health benefits of persimmon fruit to make profit

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 in need of urgent market for their over 1.35 tonnes of garlic

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 farming ambassador builds his first oil extraction cottage industry in Nyeri

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 …

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Mukurweini courgette farmer earning Sh100,000 a season by spreading out planting time

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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Study: Organic agriculture generates comparable yields for income and health benefits for farmers

           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 …

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