SunCulture named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021
Off-grid solar technology company among top-ranked companies in the Most Innovative European, Middle Eastern, and African companies category On March 10, 2021, SunCulture was named…
Standard Bank feeds millions of vulnerable South Africans and supports thousands of farmers
Standard Bank, South Africa has gone beyond providing just financial services and is feeding millions of the country’s vulnerable population. Through its OneFarm Share initiative,…
Kenya-UK free trade agreement set to take effect on 31st March
Kenya signed the Economic partnership Agreement (EPA) with the United Kingdom on December 8, last year, preserving duty and quota-free access for exports to Britain…
More leadership positions for women
On March 6, 2021, the heads of the three United Nations’ food agencies said that it is important for more women to hold leadership positions…
Wild trees that are full of Vitamins
Wild trees continue providing vital nutrients especially in arid and semi-arid areas of Kenya and the African continent. From the baobab to papaya, the trees…
Chebararwa Farmers’ Training Centre to avail high grade livestock for breeding at affordable rates
Uasin Gishu County is up-scaling breeding of high-quality livestock at a farmers’ training center (FTC) in to be availed to North Rift farmers at affordable…
Can precision agriculture help to mitigate climate change?
By 2050 the global population is estimated to rise to 10 billion, and to feed ourselves we will need to greatly increase food production, but…
Cooperatives continue receiving low milk supply due to Covid-19 pandemic
The dairy industry is still recording declining returns due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the agricultural sub-sector. Some farmers and dairy societies…
From only one-quarter of an acre, with a little over 300 trees, farmer is reaping sweet rewards
Mr John Munya pulls a metal hanging on a wire on his quarter-acre apple farm in Kimumu, Uasin Gishu County, and it bursts into a…
Feeding & Milking Your Dairy Cow
Feeding: The last two months of your cow’s pregnancy (dry period) and the first month of lactation are very critical. They determine how well the…
Farmers in Elgeyo-Marakwet to get Ksh250,000 each to revive pyrethrum growing
Elgeyo-Marakwet Governor Alex Tolgos 22nd February, struck a deal with Dan Church Aid (DCA) and the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) to revive…
Bid to boost dairy farmers’ incomes
The Uasin Gishu County government on February 22, officially launched a special initiative to boost milk production. The ‘Operation Maziwa Lita Kumi’ is a follow-up…
eProd, a system that enables consumers to trace the origin of the produce they purchase
By Clifford Akumu cakumu@smartfarmerkenya.com Few buyers, if any, can tell exactly where their produce has come from. Many are easily deceived by the sight of…
IITA-led banana breeding project develops modern track and tracing system
Tagging products with barcodes for easy price retrieval in supermarkets is now a regular practice that is often taken for granted. However, scientists from the…
Growing families through fruit farming
By Mercy Ngigi. Down the hill in Maguguni Village in Kambiti, Murang’a County, lies Ms Felister Wanjiku’s beautiful homestead. As you walk up the hill,…