Nakuru launches mobile-phone based mechanisation school for farmers
To take knowledge closer to farmers and improve the quality of their produce, Nakuru County has partnered with a private player to launch a mobile-phone…
What you should know about poultry vaccines
Vaccination is the introduction of an inactivated disease-causing agent (vaccine) into an animal to stimulate the production of antibodies within it and create immunity. Poultry…
Minimising postharvest loss through proper storage
A large percentage of the world’s population consumes grains, which include cereals and pulses. However, even when all the factors of production remain constant, poor…
Is your farm produce free of aflatoxins?
There are 14 types of aflatoxins but four – B1, B2, G1, and G2 are particularly dangerous to humans and animals. Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1), a…
Mass camel deaths ‘not caused by coronavirus’
The camel deaths reported recently in the northern Kenya counties are not as a result of the coronavirus disease, the government has confirmed. The animals…
New technology to increase maize yields in western Kenya
Farmers in western Kenya are set to benefit from the use of cutting-edge digital tools to monitor agricultural soil health conditions, and optimise the use…
How to make your own natural pesticides
The best time to spray is early in the morning and evening to avoid disintegration from the sun and to kill predators and beneficial insects….
Kalro launches app to give farmers instant rainfall info
Farmers across Kenya will now be able to get information on rainfall patterns within their regions at the touch of a button on their phones….
A.I tags that help in telling the Perfect time to Inseminate
If conception fails after insemination, you incur losses due to repeat heats ranging between Kshs4,000 and Ksh12,000, and lose valuable milking and calving time. Inaccurate…
Storing greens during times of scarcity
With rains having pounded most parts of the country recently, there is bound to be a surplus supply of vegetables in the markets and producer…
Why farmers in Nandi are wooed to grow bamboo
Farmers in Nandi County are set to diversify into bamboo growing. The county, in collaboration with the Kenya Water Towers Agency (KWTA), is piloting bamboo…
Tea farmers’ fears amid good prospects
Tea production is set to increase following the continued rains that are increasing green leaf production. There is even hope that the good fortune could…
Social distancing’ in poultry can reduce antibiotic use
Animal producers have been urged to adhere to proper spacing or ‘social distancing’ to help reduce the use of antibiotics, which end up in the…
How Africa Soil Health experts have made more farmers smile than expected
A soil health consortium has reached more than 1.3 million smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa, helping them to grow more and better crops. This has increased…
KALRO releases new potato seed for multiplication
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), has officially released a new seed variety – Potato basic seed, for multiplication. According to KALRO, potato basic…