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…
Six trees for your year-round supply of fruits
Fruits supply vital vitamins and minerals. A study conducted in Machakos County in Kenya shows that planting a carefully selected portfolio of easily grown fruit…
ADC – one stop for quality semen, animal feeds, seeds, and seedlings
But this need not be the case. There is a ‘big brother’ that farmers can rely on – the Agricultural Development Corporation of Kenya (ADC)….
Banana Farming secrets revealed
Below is a general guide on bananas, their classification, growth, and management all through to maturity and harvesting. Classification Bananas are from the family Musaceae….
Good news for flower and horticulture sectors
There is a glimmer of hope for both the flower and horticultural sectors, as demand in the international markets begins to bounce back. The easing…
Say Goodbye to Downy Mildew in rose stems
Downy mildew, Peronospora sparsa, is among the most feared diseases in industrial rose production in the highland tropics. Outbreaks are triggered when the presence of…
Relief for horticultural sector as KQ flies fresh produce
It was a great relief for Kenya’s horticultural sector, as a Kenya Airways passenger Dreamliner aircraft, Boeing 787, flew to London, carrying more than 40,000…
Vertical farming association to tackle food insecurity
Africa’s food security future is bleak and yet the continent has many more mouths to feed today than it did several years ago. With more…