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Western Kenya Students Boost School’s Self-Sufficiency Through Tomato Sales

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Students at Chisare Secondary School of Western Kenya are earning their school income with the sale of tomato plants in a classic example of how agriculture is helping schools sustain themselves. Students receive training in how to improve the quality of their produce and learn how to grow high-value crops, such as tomatoes. The school’s …

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

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Farmers have doubled their maize yield through the USAID-sponsored Kilima Tumaini (Mount Hope) youth group in western Kenya. They have also obtained a ready market for their grain in the World Food Program (WFP) and the Kenya National Cereals and Produce Board. Stanley Kimeli’s Success Story One such farmer, Stanley Kimeli has seen his harvest …

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Transforming East African Farming with Climate-Smart Villages

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Innovative Approach Boosting Resilience in East African Agriculture A remarkable model is empowering a particular community to collectively adapt to changing weather patterns through alternative farming practices. This initiative has successfully spared millions of farmers across East Africa from drought, revitalizing barren farms and mitigating the impact of climate change. Revolutionizing Agriculture: The Climate-Smart Villages …

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

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Farmers in Western Kenya can now grow the KSTP 94 weed tolerant maize variety developed by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization. KSTP 94 is resistant to striga, a parasitic weed that causes up to 100 per cent crop failure in affected farms.   According to the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), …

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

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Farmers in counties in the Lake Basin region and highlands west, central and south of the Rift Valley can plant their crops as the regions will continue receiving rain for the next five days according to the Kenya Meteorological department.  These includes the counties of Siaya, Kisumu, Homabay, Migori, Kisii, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia, Baringo, Uasin …

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Promising sweet potato varieties in Western Kenya

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Sweet potatoes have a growing period of 3-6 months depending on the variety. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) in collaboration with the International Potato Center have developed five promising sweet potato varieties for small scale farmers in Kenya. Under the national performance trials, the five varieties Kemb 10, Kemb 23, SPK 013, …

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