A Comprehensive Guide to Growing Sugar Beans
Beans is also an important crop in the region, being a valuable source of protein for human consumption. The most popular bean varieties are of the speckled sugar bean type….
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Green Beans Production Guide
French beans which may otherwise be known as string, snap or dwarf beans are grown all year round in frost free areas. Yields are maximized when temperatures lie between 15…
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Guide to Pumpkin Farming in Kenya
Pumpkin, considered a vegetable, is actually a fruit, with the nutrition of a vegetable. Farming pumpkins is common in many countries, with China being the number one producer, followed by…
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Juggling between deejaying and onion farming in Kajiado County
Sporting dreadlocks and dressed in a red T-shirt and black trouser, Michael Macharia is not your typical farmer. The 28-year-old juggles onion farming with deejaying with ease, engaging in both…
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Sorting and Grading of Fruits and Vegetables in Basic ways
Sorting and grading of fruits and vegetables are essential for selling the products at a reasonable price. In this article, we’ll know some basic terms of sorting and grading. So,…
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Organic methods to fight pests and stubborn diseases
Haphazard pesticide use is still rampant in the country despite the obvious risks it poses to human health and the environment. The use of chemicals is in part due to…
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Making your agribusiness crisis-resilient: Vital lessons from coronavirus pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic struck at a time when farmers were struggling with the locust menace. The outbreak of the disease in March also marked the onset of the planting season,…
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How farmers can add value to tomatoes
Tomatoes have a life cycle of three to four months, depending on the variety and harvesting can continue for up to a month or more. Tomatoes meant for fresh marketing…
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How my farm adopts despite rain scarcity in Machakos County – Inspiration
As rains become scarcer and the temperature rises considerably due to the negative effects of climate change, most areas across the country are becoming drylands, making farming even harder. Therefore,…
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Farmers reaping big from fruit agro-forestry in Bungoma county
The intense crop production on the two-acre farm captures one’s eyes from a distance. The farm hosts beans, maize, bananas, assorted fruits and vegetables. More conspicuous are the various trees…
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