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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. โSome 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…
From charcoal burning to making a kill in bulb onion farming in isiolo
A drive from Isiolo town to Attir village does not prepare one for any agricultural activities in the arid area that is characterised by desert vegetation. But upon reaching our…
A Ksh1.31 billion cross border market to be built in Busia
Small cross-border traders, long the mainstay of communities straddling the border of Kenya and Uganda and once considered illegal by revenue agencies, will benefit from the construction of an open…