Soil pH

KALRO informs soil liming can double crop yields, launches farmer handbook

Most farmers across the country remain unaware that soil acidity reduces crop yield by almost 50 per cent regardless the amount of fertilizer you use. This poses a major threat to the agricultural sector– the country’s economic backbone. Through a comparison done on farms where liming was applied production doubled, a small holder farmer in …

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Mwea company turns rice waste to 3X cheaper high yield organic fertiliser

By George Munene Based in Mwea, Safi Organics turns rice husks into organic fertiliser that is two to three times cheaper than store-bought fertilisers but gives up to 30 per cent more yield. “A bag of DAP fertiliser currently retails at Sh7,000 and is predicted to rise even higher by the end of the month, …

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