COG and senate committee blame treasury for under funding agriculture
Both senate agriculture committee and the council of governors observed the allocation of per cent of national budget was inadequate for agriculture sector. The council of governors and the agriculture committee at the senate…
Sunflower farming provide fortune to farmers in Mandera-Irrigation
Mandera Sunflowers Sunflower farming is sparking a revolution of sorts against conventional crops by its sheer lucrativeness in the heat soaked area around Rhamu and neighbouring villages in Mandera County as pastoralists cum farmers venture…
Farmer mints millions from Watermelon in dry Kitui
Suleiman Kalundu from drought-stricken Voo village in Kitui East has taken advantage of the new craze and has taken up to watermelon farming which earns him over a Sh 1 million annually. He says he…
Govt. to expedite clearance of fertilizer
The Principal Secretary (PS), State Department of Trade Dr. Chris Kiptoo, apologized to the floriculture industry for the inconveniences The government has reduced the number of fertilizer clearing agents to four, a move expected…
Sigh of relief as AFC extends loan repayment periods
Small scale farmers At least farmers and herders, especially those in arid and semi-arid areas can now breath a sigh of relief after Agricultural Financial Corporation (AFC) agreed to extend loan repayment terms According…
Firm secures Sh1.2 billion to assemble bio-digester
Sistema Bio technology will enable farmers save money and increase yield Sistema Bio, a biogas company in Africa, has secured billion to assemble bio-digester technology that will impact over 100,000 farmers in Kenya. The…
Kenya’s firm pioneers hydroponic technology in East and Central Africa
Hydroponics is the next frontier for agriculture Hydroponics technology simply refers to growing plants without the use of soil an initiative by Hydroponics Kenya. The process starts with vertical farming system. The system is where…
Government to issue Farmers with 2.6M seedlings in two months time
seedling Kenyan farmers are set to be issued with million seedlings comprising cashew nut, coconut, mango, macadamia, tissue banana and hass avocado within the next two months. According to S Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi…
Address issues like VAT and not duty-free importation-Cereal Farmers
Cereal growers ask the government to address VAT Cereal farmers are opposed to the opening of a window for duty-free importation of maize and instead address some of the issues affecting production such as…
Gikunda quits banking for onion farming
Meet Gikunda Meme. 16 years ago he was a credit manager at a local bank. The 66 years old owns Subuiga Hilltop Farm which sits on five acres piece of land. Farmers Trend tells his…
