A hardy kale variety that can be harvested for up to 10 years as compared to others already in market that can only be harvested for about one month is gaining the interest of farmers around the country. The Siberian kale variety cultivars grows into thick stems as it ages and can reach a height […]
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FreshBox enterprise cool storage fcility. The enterprise is on a mission to about 53 per cent of food which is wasted in East Africa. Photo courtesy. A Nairobi based social enterprise, FreshBox , has developed a solar-powered, walk-in refrigeration facility that can hold over 2,100kg of fruits and vegetables to improve the produce shelf life
Lawrence Njoroge, broccoli farmer from Lari holding harvested broccolis. He has already matured crops but he is facing market challenges. Photo courtecy. A 19 year old farmer from Lari Constituency in Central Kenya who started growing broccoli in 2014 has remained persistent in cultivating the crop despite facing market price fluctuations that sometimes cause him
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Kenya’s horticulture earnings increased by 33 per cent from Sh78.2bn to Sh104bn during the first eight months of 2018 compared to a similar period last year. The earnings have been buoyed by the rise in export of flowers from Sh55.6bn as from January to August 2017 to Sh76.9bn as from January to August 2018 according
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Kenyan farmers are set to benefit big market for their produce in China following an agricultural export deal between the two countries which will allow the farmers export avocado, French beans, flowers, vegetables and peanuts to China. The deal comes in the backdrop of the first ever China International Import Expo (CIIE) being held in
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KEPHIS Headquarters, Nairobi – National Plant Protection Organizations from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Rwanda, experts of fruits and vegetables international standards, horticulture exporters and representatives from private firms are at KEPHIS Headquarters to discuss market standards, export and import requirements, food safety, traceability and emerging issues under the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables(FFV)schemes. The workshop, under
A farm in Ndeiya in Kikuyu, Kiambu County is using goat manure to grow red onions a practice which has enabled it double its production from seven tonnes an acre in 2016 to fifteen tonnes per acre beginning 2017. Veteran Farm which is 30 acres large was used to grow maize, chilli, kales and cabbages
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Kenya’s horticulture earnings earned the country Sh56.23bn in the first four months of 2018 up from Sh40.57bn in a similar period last year according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics. In this, flower exports recorded a 40.41 per cent increase in sales to Sh42.59n up from Sh30.33n in 2017 while
Kenya’s flowers, fruits and vegetables record a 40 per increase in sales in four months Read More »
Mash East Africa two weeks ago launched two refrigerated buses called ‘Laxa Refrigerated’ that will ferry perishable goods such as fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, flowers, fish, meat and dairy products to Mombasa, reducing the cost by approximately 88 per cent. This comes at a time when reports indicate that Mombasa has a thriving agro-based industry which
Export of horticulture crops such as flowers, fruits and vegetables among others has earned Kenya Sh305bn in 2017 as compared to Sh216bn in the previous year translating to Sh89bn increase as spurred by compliance with the export market requirements by majority of exporters especially to the European Union (EU). In overal, the sales of horticultural
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