MANAGING BLACK-LEAF STREAK DISEASE IN BANANAS
This disease can reduce the weight of your banana bunch by up to 50 per cent and result in over 60 percent loss in production
Farmers increase cereal production by 75%
Cereals farmers in Nakuru County have improved their production by 15 bags per acre, thanks to the Kenya Cereal Enhancement Programme (KCEP).
CABI BioProtection Portal welcomes global associate
The CABI BioProtection Portal – an online bio-protection resource, available in four continents – has strengthened its ability to promote the worldwide adoption of natural pest control by welcoming BioProtection Global (BPG), a worldwide association of biocontrol and bio pesticides industry associations, as an associate.
Farmers reap big by restoring degraded forests
Farmers in Ghana are benefiting from a reforestation project financed by the African Development Bank.
Free milk cooling systems for Nakuru dairy farmers
County enhancing value addition to stabilise milk market By Jackosn Okata Nakuru County is banking on value addition to stabilise raw milk market prices to…
Kiambu Poultry Farmers’ Cooperative: The power of a visionary group
By Caroline Mwendwa When egg prices dropped in November 2018 due to imports flooding the Kenyan market, local farmers were hit hard. They had nowhere…
How to install a biogas system
By Clifford Akumu The cost of running farm machines can be very high, depending on the kind of fuel used. Biogas an environmentally friendly renewable…
8 tips to becoming a healthier farmer
It is surprising that farmers grow food and keep animals to feed millions of people yet they are not the healthiest. Eating healthier food is…
Improved cassava pest control tool
Researchers have developed a cheaper, more time effective molecular diagnostic tool that accurately identifies different subgroups of cassava whiteflies, bemisia tabaci. The team behind this…
What do you know about camels and camel milk?
Data Statistics show that the world consumes nearly 3 million tonnes of camel milk every year. However, the total annual camel milk production per year…
Why Tanzanian onions are preferred
Farmers have been wondering what makes Tanzanian onions popular with consumers and why are they cheaper? Ms Grace Awuor has been to the onion growing…
Why rising demand for camel milk is good news to Kenyan farmers
An American mother, Christina Adams, was in 2005 looking for a solution to alleviate her son’s autism symptoms, when she came across a man with…
County launches 5-year dairy sector growth plan
A five-year strategic plan to help Nakuru County to fully exploit its potential in the dairy subsector has been put in place. Through the Nakuru…
What you should never forget about hay bales
There are more than 400,000 dairy farmers in Kenya, with the majority keeping dairy cattle on small plots and in the urban and semi-urban environments….
Bayer donates Ksh100m pesticides to fight desert locusts
According to the latest Pesticide Reference Group (PRG) report, the Kenya received 120,000 litres Deltamethrin valued at Ksh70 million, with Uganda getting 50,000 litres of…