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Project aims at ‘MOre’ safe milk for millions of Kenyans
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Opportunities for Kenyan farmers in the growing global frozen fruit market
Dairy Farming
Healthy and tasty, this goat’s milk could soon be the drink of choice
Animal Health
Calf feeding, housing and hygiene
Crops
New innovative tool to help farmers lower fungicide use
Cash Crops
Laikipia farmer takes a bite of carrot business, it’s crunchy and lucrative
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Strategy to boost African trade unveiled
Agribusiness
Bixa, The colouring crop can add Value to farmers lives
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Project aims at ‘MOre’ safe milk for millions of Kenyans

Opportunities for Kenyan farmers in the growing global frozen fruit market

Call for increased women leadership to bolster Africa’s agrifood systems

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Part Two: How Viola Maina is turning gooseberries into wine, juice, jam and sauces

How Viola Maina is turning gooseberries into wine, juice, jam and sauces

Husqvarna, international organisations partner in fight to save Kenya’s mangrove forests and restore ecosystems

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Diploma aside, Munene unearths clean money from vegetable farm

Ksh2.8B cashew nut project to benefit 10,500 farmers in Kilifi

Over 120,000 seeds from 13 African trees deposited in global seed vault

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New innovative tool to help farmers lower fungicide use

How fruit trees on Kenyan farms fight climate change

Post COP: How do we work with world’s smallholder farmers to fight the challenges of climate change?

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Safaricom, International NGO launch AI chatbot to support smallholder farmers with real-time, best farming practices

Jorenku expands global reach with increased export of liquid disinfection and feed hygiene products

Laikipia farmer takes a bite of carrot business, it’s crunchy and lucrative

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Agriculture sector during the election week

Agriculture sector during election period

As the entire nation watches one of the most important weeks unfold, farmers hope for much needed change. The general election in Kenya allows for…

Calf feeding, housing and hygiene

Feeding calves below six months with silage causes them to have “distended stomachs, which in the long run adversely affects their growth, Calves should be…

Mkulima Mfalme Grafting of crops

Crop grafting; the future of increased yield?

Farmers over decades have embraced grafting as a way to blend plant varieties. Essentially grafting takes the makeup of two crops, places them together in…

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Enhancing the ability of your soil to hold water

Soil health, quality and water holding capacity is a critical factor in building a productive and resource-efficient farm. Enhancing your soil water holding capacity, increases…

Save the date: Agricultural machinery event tailormade for small-and-medium scale farmers in the offing

By Clifford Akumu Kenyan farmers and stakeholders will get an opportunity to view, experience and access the latest in Italian agricultural innovations, mechanisation and technologies…

Cow comfort equals more milk

The comfort of your cow determines how long it remains healthy and productive. A cow has to move 25,000 litres of blood through its udder…

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COFFEE BENCHMARKING PROGRAM FOR MURANGA COFFEE COOPERATIVES LAUNCHED

Murang’a Coffee Cooperatives will benefit from a benchmarking program with successful cooperatives in Nyeri and Kirinyaga Counties. This program will see the 44 coffee cooperatives…

Q fever present in Tana River and Garissa, new study reveals.

By Mwangi Mumero Livestock herders in Garissa and Tana River counties need to be extra vigilant in their handling of milk and meat products to…

How to control fall army worms

Recently, FAW has spread to Southern and Eastern Africa and has brought havoc to maize farmers. In Kenya, the fall armyworm (Spodopterafrugiperda) is becoming a…

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WHOLE GRAIN DIETS HEALTHY

People eating whole grain foods have a reduced risk of almost all the chronic diseases and are less likely to gain weight as they age,…

Eating millet can cut obesity, anemia and heart diseases

BY MWANGI MUMERO mwangimumero@gmail.com Millet diets can reduce blood cholesterol by eight percent, from high to normal, according to a study con- ducted by the…

Kenya and the Netherlands strengthens transportation of flowers by sea by signing a Framework of Cooperation

NAIROBI, 30 MAY 2022 – The signing of the framework of cooperation between Kenya Flower  Council and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands…

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How to grow Bixa

Ecological requirements According to Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro), Mtwapa station, Bixa plant does well in warm humid areas with temperatures of between…

Bixa, The colouring crop can add Value to farmers lives

This special plant produces 70 per cent of the worlds natural food colours and has the potential to earn farmers good money BY MAZERA NDURYA …

Details of the transport of kenyan flowers by sea to be unveiled this week during IFTEX

After a three-year break, Nairobi is set to host the multi-billion-dollar global flower industry fraternity for a three-day International Flower Trade & Exhibition, IFTEX, that…