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Kenyan hass avocado export prices up by 33 per cent
Export prices of avocado have risen to Sh800 per four-kilogramme pack in November, propped up demand for the few supplies available in the market as the main crop season dragged…
Taita Taveta farmers to benefit from fast-growing cassava varieties
The University of Nairobi has partnered with Taita Taveta county government to establish a cassava nursery. Done under the Ruforum Cassava Value Chain Project, the deal will see a nursery…
Why twining occur in dairy cows, advantages and danger
Twinning is especially a good thing for animals that are traditionally uniparous. Twining is a factor of genetics but hormonal treatment can trigger it. Similarly, it can happen when reproduction…
Cotton farmers in Taita-Taveta County oppose poor pay
Cotton farmers in Taita-Taveta County have rejected the price offered by the government for their produce. The farmers from Taveta have vowed to replace the crop with others to avoid…
Grow macadamia and avocados, farmers advised
Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago has urged farmers to embrace crops such as macadamia, coffee, avocados, herbs and tissue culture bananas due to guaranteed markets and better returns. “Some counties…
Top 5 serious chicken diseases and their recommended remedies.
My mum was a Poultry farmer. She really did all the labor work that comes with poultry farming and harvested from it. However, various chicken diseases outbreak stroke, leaving her…
Changing retail environment a key factor to dairy industry growth
Modern retailers are the leading distribution channels for packaged premium milk and milk products in Kenya, with the bulk of the lower value products reaching consumers through informal kiosks and…
Avocado exports boost economy up 8.6% despite pandemic
Earnings from horticulture in the first 10 months of the year have defied the Covid-19 economic fallout to rise percent to Sh126 billion compared to a similar period year earlier.…
Cassava farmers in Kilifi cry foul after produce lacks market
Cassava farmers in Kilifi County are crying foul after failing to get market for their produce, yet they were enticed to grow the crop with hope for big returns. Lilian…
Flower industry in crisis once again as European Union nations get into second Covid-19 lockdowns
Hundreds of farm workers are on the verge of losing their jobs again as several European nations go back to lockdowns to curb the second wave of Covid-19. Britain, Spain…