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Kenya secures Sh7.5B loan for subsidised fertilizer & seeds ahead of short rains

By George Munene The African Development Bank Group has approved a Sh7.5 billion loan to Kenya to enable the government to provide affordable fertilizer and seeds to farmers ahead of the October-December 2022 short rains and into the 2022/2023 long rains crop production season. This will boost cereals and oil seeds production by over 1.5 …

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Kenya Seed Company is contracting farmers to produce Boma Rhodes seeds

A farmer posting with harvested hay. Kenya Seed Company is buying a kilo of Boma Rhode hay seeds at Sh950. Photo courtesy. Kenya Seed Company is giving chance to farmers especially maize growers who have been facing marketing challenges such as dismal prices among others to grow Boma Rhode hay seeds on contract basis for …

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FAO distributes seeds, farm implements to Kenyan farmers

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the UN last week Friday distributed seeds, farm implements and veterinary drugs to farmers, who are victims of March-May rains that resulted in severe floods. Gabriel Rugalema, FAO Representative in Kenya, said this at the official launching of the distributions in Kilifi County. Rugalema said that the agricultural …

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Indian company introduces air-tight grains storage bags for Kenya farmers

SaveGrain Bag, photo courtesy. SaveGrain Bags,  part of Panama Group, an Indian firm which provides scientific food grain storage services has introduced in the Kenyan market  grains storage bags which can be used to store food grains, seeds, beans and nuts among others for up to two years without using any harmful chemicals. SaveGrain Bags …

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