New means to control spread of Brucellosis in livestock and humans
Brucellosis is among the most important zoonotic diseases. The disease, spreads when one consumes raw contaminated animal products, including milk, or comes into contact with…
Rice farmers tackling destructive Golden Apple Snails
Rice farmers in the Mwea region of Kirinyaga County have been given tips on the management of the snails threatening paddy rice production. The programme…
Macadamia nut farming in Kenya
Macadamia is as precious as gold in the world of nuts. By 2011, only a few people knew that it was grown in Kenya. In…
How to retain lucrative EU rose cut flowers market
Rose flower farmers need measures to fight against the False Codling Moth (FCM) to retain and expand the lucrative European Union market. Three years ago,…
PAFO and AGRA sign deal to support African smallholder farmers
Smallholder farmers, especially women and youth in Africa will enjoy increased access to productive resources and structured markets thanks to a cooperation and partnership agreement…
How Sistema.Bio Is Improving Kenyans’ lives through Affordable Biogas Solutions.
Ann Kagendo (pictured below) got her biogas installation over one year ago. Before this, she was cooking with firewood. Apart from being a tedious job,…
How to keep records on your farm
An old adage from my folks can loosely be translated as, ‘businesses fail because of poor accounting’. Contemporary business practices also emphasise the need to…
How to lime and test your soil
Modern ways of testing soils are quicker and more affordable, ensuring more convenience for farmers. One of the parameters tested is soil pH. A soil…
Want to keep your mangoes fresh? Wax them
In a few weeks’ time, the sight of rotting mangoes on farms will once again start haunting us. Reason? It is another mango harvesting season…
How to grow corriander on your small space
With the Covid-19 lockdowns, many people will be spending more time at home. This is, therefore, the perfect time to start your mobile garden venture…
Evonik invests in In Ovo’s technology to stop killing of male chicks
Nearly 40 million day-old male chicks from the laying-hen hatcheries in Germany are killed annually. The global figure is about 6.5 billion. Poultry farms don’t…
Why Tanzanian Onions are prefered by Kenyans
Nakuru County farmer, Mrs Elizabeth Kabilo, was bubbling with excitement. She had planted onions on a two-acre piece of land and everything looked great in…
How to grow, transplant, harvest and cure onions
There is no shortcut to success with onion growing. For you to get a good harvest, you must perfect the processes and follow them religiously,…
Act quickly to save Kenya’s Lakes and fish, urges Greenpeace Africa
The piles of dead Nile Perch that have been washing up on the shores of Lake Victoria in Uganda and Kenya and Lake Nakuru are…
How to grow sorghum and know the different varietys
Sorghum can be planted as a pure stand or intercropped with maize, beans, and cowpeas. Variety of sorghum Your choice will depend on what you…