West Pokot

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County taps 10,000 farmers to grow pyrethrum, sisal, sunflower, coffee, cotton and tea to diversify sources of income

The West Pokot County government has launched a Sh22m programme targeting more than 10,000 farmers who were previously pastoralists to grow cash crops in a bid to diversify their sources of income. “The strategy involves distributing seedlings to farmers in a bid to enhance their income rather than just relying on keeping of cattle,” said …

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New Sweet potato varieties to earn Trans-Nzoia and West Pokot farmers Sh714,285 per acre

Farmers in Trans- Nzoia and West Pokot can harvest up to 20 tonnes per acre (60,000 tubers) by growing new high yielding varieties from the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization. A 98kg bag of sweet potatoes is currently retailing at Sh3500 in Nairobi according to soko+, an online digital trading platform that connects farmers …

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Dairy farmers milk fortunes with new finance model

Farmers milking money from dairy farming in West Pokot

Up to 2000 farmers in West Pokot County have increased their earnings from Sh55m to Sh215m in 2017 by adopting artificial insemination services, good feeding routines, access to extension services and organized marketing system through cooperatives. Milk production has also increased from about 20,000 liters to 35,000 liters per day.   This came at time …

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