CROP FARMING
Delegates from over 60 countries that Kenya exports flowers attend expo-IFTEX.
Kenya held the 7th international flower trade expo-IFTEX held at Oshwal and Religious Centre, Westlands Nairobi. The occasion opened doors to over 6000 delegates...
An App to give knowledge support in the fight of Fall Armyworm.
A mobile application has been launched to enable farmers, agricultural workers and other partners to the fight against fall armyworm in Africa.
The app by...
There is hope in Agriculture for the youth.
With the growing level of unemployment, influence in drugs and high crime rate as a result of fruitlessness after many years in school without...
The path for Downy mildew and Botrytis gets harder.
Farmers who have been battling with downy mildew and botrytis recently received a boost with the launch of NoPath by Koppert Biological Systems. Its...
SECRETS OF BETTER YIELDS IN GROWING POTATOES
Many Kenyan farmers harvest five to seven tonnes from an acre, according to available statistics. This is by far short of the optimal yield...
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Livestock Farming
New rapid pregnancy test technology
Livestock farmers in Kenya can now easily confirm pregnancy in cows, following the introduction of a new rapid pregnancy test technology.
The advanced “RapidVisual Pregnancy...
NEW PHONE APP GUIDES PASTORALISTS TO GREEN PASTURES AND WATER.
Afriscout – a revolutionary phone application for pastoralists to find pasture and water using the power of satellite and mobile technology has been launched...
Vital tips from urban dairy farmer’s success
for the rest of the month and year and tell mAs we drive on the dirt road off Kiminini shopping centre, in Trans Nzoia...
State-of-the-art hatchery in Naivasha for indigenous chickens
It takes a 15-minute drive from Naivasha Town to reach this highly guarded farm with a conspicuous ‘Mbwa Kali’ sign at the main gate.
In...
Step by step how to keep layers
Keeping layers is a lucrative business. A minimum of 300 layers, experts say, is the least number one should keep to make good commercial...
HOW TO FEATURES
Yes, you can earn from growing Managu
Many people who grew up upcountry always knew ‘managu’ as among traditional vegetables that grew on farms with careless abandon and the abundance of...
Secrets of getting maximum return from Macadamia tree
Despite macadamia being a lucrative cash crop, many farmers do not receive maximum returns, due to errors of omission and commission, says agriculturist Wambui...
How to Plant Potatoes
PICKING THE RIGHT POTATO
1.1. Pick potatoes according to their growth period
Potatoes are classified according to the length of time they take to mature,...
Growing spinach and overcoming challenges for good returns.
Spinach is a vegetable, whose market is always guaranteed locally, and it fetches better prices than similar vegetables such as kale. However, many...
Step by step how to keep layers
Keeping layers is a lucrative business. A minimum of 300 layers, experts say, is the least number one should keep to make good commercial...
AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
Africa Climate Smart Agriculture Summit
EVENT PARNERS
Agricultural and Agribusiness TIPS
Farm-Tech Expo
YOUTH IN FARMING
Vegetables saved my life and keep me healthy
He is one of the few people in the world who suffer from Dermatological Myositis, an auto immune disease, which is a devastating illness....
State-of-the-art hatchery in Naivasha for indigenous chickens
It takes a 15-minute drive from Naivasha Town to reach this highly guarded farm with a conspicuous ‘Mbwa Kali’ sign at the main gate.
In...
New Agribusiness course open to students throughout Africa
About 25 African students aged 20-30 will benefit from a new agribusiness course known as the AGCO Agribusiness Program (AAP) and thereafter get job...
value added expo and science congress
Value addition and innovation were themes that rung out simultaneously at the Kenyatta International Conference Center during the better end of May, where a...
