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Farmers advised to grow drought-resistant crops as weatherman warns of failed short rains

By George Munene The Kenya Meteorological Department has advised farmers to plant early maturing and drought-resistant varieties of crops, fodder, and pasture as it warns of a fifth consecutive unsuccessful rainy season over the October-November-December (OND) 2022 short rains season. According to its just-released report ‘The Climate Outlook for the October-November-December (OND) 2022 “Short Rains” …

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Scientists warn of threat from 120 new pests on Kenya’s agriculture

By George Munene A study conducted on invasive alien pests (IAPs) has identified 120 species not currently present in Kenya but could be introduced and become invasive in the future threatening the economy by impacting on agriculture. The research conducted by the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) identified these as the most dangerous …

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