Signs to warn you an agribusiness idea could just be a passing fad
Over a year ago, Antony Mutuku heard about pepino melon, a wonder fruit that has taken farmers across the country by storm. Having seen his friend farm it and get…
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Reaping from the favourable climatic conditions on Pixie Farming in Machakos
Located some 10km off Machakos-Wote Road is Nziu, a dry village surrounded by hills. The village experiences moderate temperatures that make mangoes, oranges, pixies, pawpaws and tomatoes thrive. Agnes Mbithe…
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More dry spell losses as mealybugs run riot
Farmers in different parts of the country are grappling with an outbreak of mealybugs, an insect that is attacking various kinds of crops, including fodder. The soft-bodied wingless insects that…
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Farm machines changing farmers fortunes in Kenya
A thrumming decorticator welcomes visitors to Kyumani, a sleepy neighbourhood in Masongaleni, one of the driest regions in Makueni County. The last two decades have seen the rural farming community…
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Kenya launches digital strategy to improve sales of avocados and bananas
The Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya and donor aid agencies have launched a digital communication strategy to increase the export capacity of Kenyan-grown avocados and bananas. FPCK is Kenya’s leading…
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Lessons from a successful organic farmer in Uganda – Farid Karama
Karama is the managing director of Sulma Foods that sells organic dried and fresh products to the Middle East, especially Doha in Qatar and Muscat in Oman as well as…
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How to grow organic vegetables on your farm for more cash from Uganda’s perspective
Indigenous vegetables contribute a great deal to our immune system hence the need for farmers to intensify the rate at which they are involved in growing them. According to the…
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Orphan crops spare farmers losses in Kenya’s arid region
fOR many years, farmers in Kenya’s lower Ukambani region would be disadavantaged around the months of July and August because of crop failures. But no amount of loss would stop…
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Safeguarding Kenya’s avocado export market
KENYA is the sixth-largest exporter of avocados in the world and the leading exporter in Africa. The country accounts for 81.6 percent of EAC avocado fruit exports. Most farmers grow…
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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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