Despite the benefits of liming adoption, only about eight per cent of farmers utilise it on their soils. This is due to the limited knowledge and awareness about lime application and benefits of lime. The abundance of lime in Kenya, which can sustain the country for over 900 years accelerates the need to tap into …
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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While most agricultural stakeholders are touting irrigation as the best way of bringing more land under cultivation, a report in the National Centre for Biotechnology Information shows that at least a third of global arable land, an equivalent of 10m hectares has been rendered useless due to soil salinity, caused by over-irrigation. The report further …
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Sadik Sadique, a maize farmer from Trans Nzoia County is has been able to double his crop production by adopting new methods of planting which include increasing spacing and adopting soil testing to determine fertiliser ratio following experts’ advice. In 2016 he used to produce 500-600 kilos per acre from his 700 acres farm but …
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By George Munene Microsoft has developed the Kenya National Agriculture Platform to help farmers access extension and advisory services. The service will give farmers information from the agriculture ministry, government institutions, and the private agriculture sector. Through an agriculture chatbot (#AgriChatBot), farmers will be able to freely access information on pest diagnosis, market prices, soil …
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Farmers must regularly test their soils to check for presence or absence of essential nutrients for appropriate action of realising high productivity. The testing, which is done by soil experts, would also guide a farmers on what to plant at a certain time. This is possible because the procedure identifies the available nutrients, which forming …
By George Munene UjuziKilimo is a Kenyan agritech startup that collects and analyses agricultural data geared towards enabling the world’s smallholder farmers to improve their productivity and reduce risks through data-driven precision insights. This data provides farmers granular information on personalised weather patterns, market information, proper agronomic practices, insurance options, etc. This enables them to practice knowledge-driven agriculture; making …
By George P. Munene After 13 years in the aviation sector, retired Captain Dan Ng’ong’a has meshed his newfound passion for agriculture and his aviation background to help farmers master precision agriculture that helps them raise their yields and cut on costs. “A drone fitted with an 18-liter tank can cover five acres of farmland …
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