Soil Moisture

Charcoal dust improves farmer yields, saves cost & bolsters soils

Through mixing inorganic fertiliser and charcoal dust, farmers in Oyugis, Homa Bay County have been able to improve their crop yields, cut down on fertiliser use and bolster the long-term health of their soils. According to agronomist David Winyo, charcoal dust serves as homemade biochar that provides potassium crucial for root development in crops. It […]

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Vetch grass offers farmers multiple benefits

Farmers have been encouraged to plant hairy vetch not just for livestock consumption but also for a number of purposes that include nitrogen fixation into the soil, weed suppression, soil erosion prevention, and building of soil organic matter among others. This vine-like, vigorously-growing, cold-tolerant, winter-hardy, annual legume has been found by many experts to be

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Farmers keep feed costs down in driers months with drought tolerant brachiaria grass

As the cost of feeds increases over drier months, some farmers escaped the harsh weather with brachiaria grass, which has shown tolerance to drought. Homa bay farmer Stephen Nyamisi continued to feed his cow from the quarter an acre piece of land, where he has grown the bracharia grass. This ensured continued milk flow for

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Regular banana irrigation boosts weight 30%

Farmers, who regularly irrigate bananas, can boost the weight of the fruit by more than 30 per cent. More than 90 per cent of famers in Kenya- especially in Nyanza and Central regions- do not know bananas have to be irrigated like other horticultural crops for high yields.That is why some of the biggest bananas

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Charcoal dust improves farmer yields, saves cost & bolsters soils

Vetch grass offers farmers multiple benefits

Farmers keep feed costs down in driers months with drought tolerant brachiaria grass

Regular banana irrigation boosts weight 30%

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