vegetables

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• Crops

Hardy Siberian kale (Sukumawiki) variety cultivars available for Kenyan farmers

7 years ago Reporter

A hardy kale variety that can be harvested for up to 10 years as compared to others already in market...

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• Crops

A social enterprise develops solar cooling facility to save fresh produce from undue spoilage

7 years ago Reporter

FreshBox enterprise cool storage fcility. The enterprise is on a mission to about 53 per cent of food which is...

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• Markets

Young broccoli farmer banks on new South Korea market

7 years ago Reporter

Lawrence Njoroge, broccoli farmer from Lari holding harvested broccolis. He has already matured crops but he is facing market challenges....

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• Crops

Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetable earnings increase by 33 per cent in eight months

7 years ago Reporter

Kenya’s horticulture earnings increased by 33 per cent from Sh78.2bn to Sh104bn during the first eight months of 2018 compared...

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• Markets

Avocado, French beans, flowers, vegetables and peanuts market ripe in China

7 years ago Reporter

Kenyan farmers are set to benefit big market for their produce in China following an agricultural export deal between the...

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• Markets

KEPHIS hosts workshop on application of international quality standards for fresh fruits and vegetables

8 years ago Reporter

KEPHIS Headquarters, Nairobi – National Plant Protection Organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, experts of fruits and vegetables international...

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• Markets

Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetables record a 40 per increase in sales in four months

8 years ago Reporter

Kenya’s horticulture earnings earned the country Sh56.23bn in the first four months of 2018 up from Sh40.57bn in a similar...

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• Markets

Transport company launches refrigerated bus to ferry fresh produce between Nairobi and Mombasa

8 years ago Reporter

Mash East Africa two weeks ago launched two refrigerated buses called ‘Laxa Refrigerated’ that will ferry perishable goods such as...

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• Markets

Flowers, fruits and vegetables export increases Kenya’s earnings by Sh89bn

8 years ago Reporter

Export of horticulture crops such as flowers, fruits and vegetables among others has earned Kenya Sh305bn in 2017 as compared...

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• Markets

International supermarket launches campaign to buy avocados, tomatoes, watermelons and vegetables from local farmers

8 years ago Reporter

Carrefour shopping mall has launched the “Buy Kenya, Build Kenya” campaign that promotes purchase of local produce from Kenyan farmers...