By Zablon Oyugi Farmers will soon benefit from a new high yielding and drought-tolerant maize variety developed by Kenyan scientists by increasing their income, reducing…
BY MWANGI MUMERO Growing Brachiara grass and Desmodium, a legume fodder, together with maize, can help to control the Fall armyworm pests, which continue to…
By Zablon Oyugi Kenya has got additional approval to export temperature-treated mango fruits to the European Union (EU) market. According to the Kenya Plant Health…
Knowledge of soil microorganisms can help farmers to optimise nutrient management and reduce reliance on synthetic fertilisers, a new report says. Those fertilisers can have…
CLIFFORD AKUMU clifford@smartfarmerkenya.com With any mention of reducing crop harvests or problems with soils, the first question on any experts’ lips is: Have you tested…
By Zablon Oyugi Upon her graduation, Anne Muriithi was among the few who got the chance to work with Egerton University’s Tegemeo Institute of Agricultural…
Nakuru county is a regular when it comes to high maize production. However current predictions have the county anticipating a poor harvest for the crop….
