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A-Z on SHEEP Farming as a serious agribusiness in Kenya today
Sheep farming is among the traditional business and occupations of the people of some countries around the world. Sheep have been rearing as a domestic animal from the ancient time.…
A Small Dairy Farm in Meru That Produces 200ltrs Per Day – Success Story of Zipporah Ariithi
On the slopes of Meru hills in Kinoru village sits Briaton Dairy, a small farm that occupies about quarter an acre. A visit to the dairy farm reveals why Meru…
Farmers can now access unsecured loans via mobile phones, thanks to FarmDrive
The agricultural sector is the backbone to Kenya’s economy, yet banks have very little incentive to work with farmers. Financial institutions cite that the agricultural sector is a high risk…
Why Consider Raised Bed Farming ?
Many small farms are converting from flat land field management to raised beds. There are several considerations to go through before converting to raised beds that we’ll cover here. “Raised-beds…
Costs for flower exports to the US from Kenya cut by half
The Kenya Flower Council (KFC) projects that the freight cost for flower exports to the US will halve with direct flights between the two countries. Image Credit: Cargo flights are…
Fish farmers in Nyeri left stranded as investor goes underground
Fish farmers in Nyeri have been left stranded after an investor who had promised them a market and sold them input worth thousands in Israel went underground. Speaking to the…
Coffee, tea and cocoa prices could fall by more than six per cent this year – World Bank
Coffee, tea and cocoa prices could fall by more than six per cent this year according to the World Bank’s Commodity Markets Outlook. The World Bank says the three beverages…
Oserian Flowers signs its employees to mobile health insurance in a world’s first
Nairobi, April 20, 2017 Kenya's leading grower and exporter of cut flowers, Oserian Development Company, has signed its workers to a mobile health insurance scheme becoming the first flower firm…
Collective land tenure is under threat in Kenya. Why it needs to be protected
Pastoralism is the main production system practised by communities who live in range lands and dry lands which are usually arid or semi-arid. But pastoral communities are facing increasing pressure…
The African army worms now spreads to Kwale County destroying crops.
Army worms have invaded farms in Kwale County destroying crops. The African army worms, which invaded farms in Lunga Lunga early March, have spread to Shimba Hills. The county Agriculture…