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Kenya to host international Poultry Expo
Demand for poultry products is on the rise in Kenya driven by an emerging middle-class created in existing and new urban settlements as a result of Devolution. To feed the…
Nyeri County Govt Investing in social protection to secure equitable blue transformation in the fisheries sector
The County Government of Nyeri, through the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries, in collaboration with the Aquaculture Business Development program (ABDP), today marked World Fisheries Day at Kaiyaba, Mathira…
A-Z on Okra farming in Kenya
Okra farming in Kenya : Okra (Hibiscus esculentus) is valued for its edible green seed pods. It is rarely eaten as is, except when fried with a meal; a small…
Integrated soil fertility management seeks to improve crop yields
Integrated soil fertility management seeks to improve crop yields, while preserving sustainable, long-term soil fertility through the judicious use of fertilisers, recycled organic resources, responsive crop varieties, and improved agronomic…
COP 27: Kenya Advised To Shift From Planting To Growing Trees
Kenyans have been told to move from just planting trees to growing and ensuring that the trees mature. Photo credit: Oxfarm International Environment and Forestry CS Soipan Tuya said this…
Cassava And Sweet Potatoes Market On The Rise In Urban Areas
The market demand for the roots and tubers crops including cassava and sweet potatoes is expected to continue growing. Dr Oscar Magenya, the Agriculture Research secretary at the Ministry of…
Understanding Plant Tissue Culture To Propagate Fruit Seedlings
Tissue culture is the in vitro aseptic culture of cells, tissues, organs or whole plant under controlled nutritional and environmental conditions often to produce the clones of plants. The resultant…
A simple DIY guide on how to make your chicken feeds
Homesteaders who aspire to greater self-sufficiency often want to grow or at least mix their own chicken feed. If you can grow everything your chickens eat, you don’t have to…
Why you need to source seedlings propagation services from reputable seedling propagators
We grow different crops in our farms and for some crops we do direct seeding yet for some crops we MUST start with a nursery bed then proceed to transplant…
Are you a farmer looking to market your produce in Kenya?
“Dear members, I harvested my tomatoes and I need someone to buy them ….” This is a common message on most agriculture-oriented Facebook groups in Kenya . A day hardly…