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• Markets

Increased rainfall could lead to onion & tomato panic sales

2 years ago Reporter

According to the Central Bank of Kenya’s (CBK) November 2023 Agriculture Sector Survey the current favourable weather conditions are expected...

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• Crops

Ruiru youth who dropped medicine course for tomatoes has no regrets

6 years ago Reporter

Harun Munuve, 28, six years ago decided to drop pursuing medicine at university to concentrate on farming and since then...

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• Crops

Lamu youth increase earnings fivefold as hotels’ demand for tomatoes soars

6 years ago Reporter

A decision by a group of young men to dump their small businesses that used to earn them at least...

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• Markets

Kenyan government launches Sh9m post-harvest training programme for tomato farmers

7 years ago Reporter

The government of Kenya in collaboration with Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Organization (KALRO) has started a Sh9m post-harvest training programme...

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• Crops

Farmer invests in water to increase his gross income from Sh30,000 to Sh360,000 a season

7 years ago Reporter

A section of Daniel Njuguna's celery greenhouse at Ihendu in Naivasha. The crops are ready for harverst. Photo courtesy. A...

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• Crops

Tana River farmer who produces 30 tonnes of chilli a season, in need of contractors to grow more

7 years ago Reporter

bird's eye chilli. Photo courtesy. Abdulahi Omar Sheikh, a Tana River County farmer who abandoned vegetable, onion and tomato farming...

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• Markets

Potato and tomato prices rise sharply as maize and kales costs drop

8 years ago Reporter

Potato and tomato prices have gone up by 50 per cent over the last two months due to raging floods...

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• Crops

Naivasha farmer earns Sh175,000  a season from a three-quarter acre onion farm

8 years ago Reporter

Part of Harrisom Muriuki's onion farm at Karai in Naivaha. He has alredy harvested 1.5 tonnes of the crop and...

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• Crops

SRAR 9065 F1 is the new money maker tomato

9 years ago Reporter

Tomato farmers keen to make money within a short period of time with tomato farming should consider STAR 9065 F1...

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• Markets

Mixed farming immune farmer from severe losses

9 years ago Reporter

Horticulture farmer weeding his cabbage crops. Mixed farming cushions farmers from sudden drastic weather or market changes. Photo: nmcorpkenya As other...