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Reasons why your plant leaves are turning yellow and what to do about it
Many farmers believe yellowing of crop leaves, which is known as chlorosis, is caused by nitrogen deficiency. Therefore, to solve the problem, they add nitrogenous fertilisers to the soil or…
Mama Mbogas VS Brokers, Where The Real Deal Lies
Mama mbogas are powerful. Well, you may not know this until you talk to farmers who grow crops like tomatoes, onions and leafy vegetables and sell to them. The women,…
Farming Sweet Melon, The Unfamiliar Wonder Fruit With High Returns
Of all the melon varieties, the watermelon is the most popular among consumers and farmers in the here is also the sweet melon, but the growing of this crop has…
Mexico Hass Avocado Raising Despite Challenges
The global demand for the super fruit of avocados continues to be lower due to inflation, exchange rates, production growth in new regions as well as the global pandemic recovery…
China Increased sourcing destinations to boost avocado consumption
Halls are a global fresh produce supplier created in 1890. As one of the world's leading avocado suppliers, Halls are active across the complete fresh produce value chain - specializing…
Pomegranate Farming, One Of The Most Lucrative Fruit Venture In Kenya
Growing pomegranate is one of the most lucrative agribusinesses, but few engage in it. The other week, I visited farmer David in Kajiado County for first-hand information on farming pomegranates,…
Tips to harvesting sukuma wiki (collard greens) the best way
Sukuma wiki (collard greens) is a much-loved plant that is grown for both subsistence and commercial purposes. The vegetable has a ready market, is easy to grow and cook, thus…
What causes watery spots in cabbages? READ ON
Cabbage is one of the most profitable vegetables if one grows them at the right time; that is when demand is high. photo: credit Currently, demand for the vegetables has…
Weeding tomatoes for higher yields, things you should note
Weeding involves removing all unwanted plants from the farm. It is carried out to prevent competition of nutrients between the weeds and the main crop in our case, the young…
How to tell if you made profit from open field cultivation of tomatoes.
Itโs a good practice to evaluate the production cost at the end of the season to determine if one made a profit or loss. This should be done by checking…