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Train small scale farmers in innovative agriculture to prevent drought – a UN agency advice to the government
A United Nations agency head has advised the government to train small scale farmers in innovative agriculture to prevent drought. International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) outgoing president Kanayo F.…
I make millions from goat farming in Chuka – success story of Lawrence Ndeke
Some nibble mulberry leaves while others move up and down gazing at a worker cutting fodder near their pens on the farm in Gitwaka, 2km from Chuka town. Lawrence Ndeke,…
REPORT: Youths turning to farming as a side-hustle business are thriving
A new report indicates that millennials (young people aged between 18 and 35) are turning to farming as a side-business, with many striving to turn side-hustles into their main focus through…
Extension Service Providers: The smart way to support African farmers tackle climate change
Agriculture is the most important sector of African economies, from the livelihoods it supports to the future jobs it can generate. The basic recipe for boosting performance is well known:…
Kenya dairy farmers want feeds fund to cushion against biting drought
By STANLEY KIMUGE Milk producers are asking for a scheme similar to the country’s strategic food reserves to enable them stock sufficient animal feeds to cushion them against effects of…
Making more than Kshs 420,000 monthly from passion fruit farming in Bureti – Success story of Grace Cheptoo
Grace, 60, established the fruit farm on her acre land on the advice of a friend in March 2010, investing Sh64,000 into the venture She says that it was without…
Former high school teacher now making over Kshs. 1,000,000 from banana farming – Success story of Jean Njeri
Retired educationist and a former Teachers Service Commissioner has found more joy in farming. Jean Njeri is now a successful farmer and has become a motivation to scores of people…
Making Kshs 96,000 profit from cassava farming in Makueni – Success story of Dickson Ndaka
From a distance the green vegetation rising to about four feet form a beautiful view in the perched farms of Kathonzweni in Makueni County. Only after one draws nearer does…
Cattle and chicken farmers in Kenya faced with high cost of feed prices as supply falls
Higher maize prices have hit cattle and chicken farmers with manufacturers forced to raise the cost of animal feeds due to a sharp decline in the supply of the raw…
Using a knapsack sprayer on a big farm
Knapsack sprayers have tanks of fertilizer, insecticide or herbicide that farmers wear on their backs to spray gardens or trees. The farmer controls a nozzle with his right hand and…