Western Kenya

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Kenya’s food prices remain high due to fuel prices, weak shilling & El Nino effects

1 year ago Jennifer

According to USAID’s food insecurity tracker FEWS NET, staple food prices in Kenya remain high despite the country recording above-average...

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Western youth farmers double yield, access ready markets through USAID program

2 years ago Reporter

Photo Courtesy: WFP/Kenya Farmers have doubled their maize yield through the USAID-sponsored Kilima Tumaini (Mount Hope) youth group in western...

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Weed tolerant maize for Western Kenya does well in both short and long season rains

6 years ago Reporter

Farmers in Western Kenya can now grow the KSTP 94 weed tolerant maize variety developed by the Kenya Agricultural and...

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New app to help western Kenyan farmers diagnose plant diseases using satellite data

6 years ago Reporter

A screenshot of plant diagnosis results with PlantVillage app. Photo courtesy. Researchers from Penn State University have developed a smartphone...

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Western Kenya to receive rains for the next four days, says Weatherman

7 years ago Reporter

Farmers in counties in the Lake Basin region and highlands west, central and south of the Rift Valley can plant...

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How to grow better bananas in Western Kenya

8 years ago Reporter

Smallholder farmers in western Kenya can double the size of their banana bunches from 40 to 45kg - 80 to...

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Promising sweet potato varieties in Western Kenya

8 years ago Reporter

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in collaboration with the International Potato Center have developed five promising sweet...