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Awards To Young Farmers As Elgon Kenya partners with Ministry of Agriculture
Agro input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Education to reward pupils and their teachers for participating in food production in a…
Litchi (Lychee) Farming
Litchi (Litchi chinensis) is a delicious juicy fruit of excellent quality. Botanically it belongs to Sapindaceae family. Litchi fruit is famous for its attractive red colour, excellent quality characteristics and…
Understanding Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) In Kenya: Overuse and non-judicious use of chemical pesticides created problems like resistance of pests to pesticides, outbreaks of previously suppressed pests, and contamination of the…
The Most Profitable Value Chains In Agribusiness
Value Chains In Agribusiness In Kenya: Agribusiness covers all business transactions that depend on agriculture either directly or indirectly. Food products are meant to move from the farm to consumersโ…
Agronomy, why it’s an essential field in modern agriculture
Agronomy is is a multi-disciplinary field that draws on knowledge from many different areas including biology, chemistry, ecology, and economics. Agronomists work to improve the efficiency and sustainability of agricultural…
Subsistence Farming and its importance to food security
Subsistence farming is a type of agriculture in which farmers produce enough food to meet the basic needs of their families and communities, with little or no surplus for sale…
Cowpea Farming In Kenya; A Complete Production Guide
Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. is an important grain legume in the farming systems of Kenya since it is a major source of dietary protein and income for the people.…
Tree Tomato Farming In Kenya, 7 Main Challenges
Tree Tomato Farming In Kenya: Tree tomato (Solanum betaceum) are a fruit of Andean origin mainly cultivated in Columbia and Ecuador. The fruit is used as fresh fruit, juice and…
Courgette Farming In Kenya
Courgette is also known as Zucchini. It is dark green in color and firm. They are closely related to Cucumber. The squash is very high in demand both in the…
The Best Maize Variety To Plant In Your Region In Kenya 2023
Maize Variety to Plant: Each and every year, farmers get poor harvests because they planted the wrong varieties in their regions. Before you try and new maize variety, if you…