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Dairy Farming In Kenya 23 Key Topics
Dairy Farming In Kenya: The growth of the Kenyan dairy industry is private sector–led with participation of a large population of smallholder farmers and small traders linked in the value…
Cabbage Farming In Kenya; How To Make Money
Cabbage Farming In Kenya: The word Cabbage is derived from the French word caboche, which means ‘Head’. Its scientific name is Brassica oleraceae. Cabbage is a vegetable variety that is…
Grapes Farming In Kenya, 13 Key Q&A
Grapes Farming In Kenya: Grape (Vitis vinifera) belonging to the Vitaceae family is one of the world’s most important economic fruit crops. It is consumed as fresh and processed into…
Is Hass Avocado and Macadamia Farming In Kenya Making Any Sense?
Okay, let's get serious. We all know the craze that has come with avocado. The other day I saw a friend of mine's relationship status saying "My relationship status: Avocado".…
Huge Profits on tea, coffee and macadamia companies in Kenya
Listed agricultural firms have reaped from gains in commodity prices over the last year helping to fuel the growers’ sales and earnings. Among agricultural commodities to record an uplift through…
Dragon Fruit Diseases That Might Wipe Out Your Expensive Investment
Dragon fruit farming has in the recent times taken root in Kenya, many farmers are scrambling to purchase dragon fruit seedlings on many plant raisers. We have been seeing farmers…
Butternut Squash Farming In Kenya
Butternut squash farming in Kenya is an emerging economic crop in Kenya with ready market and high nutritional value. Butternuts belong to the cucurbit family and are produced world-wide. They…
Is the Govt undermining animal health service providers in Kenya?
Something is terribly wrong with Kenya’s animal health and production service. As an expert in this field, I am duty-bound to blow the whistle and, hopefully, the policymakers and public…
Rabbit farming in Kenya: Advantages & Constraints
Rabbit farming in Kenya is done with techniques adapted to specific environments can do much to improve the family diet of many of the neediest rural families, at the same…
Diseases Affecting Crop Production In Kenya
Diseases can occur at any stage during the course of plant growth. The rapid, accurate diagnosis of the cause of a disease, along with the implementation of a rapid treatment,…