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How to construct proper broiler housing and equipment’s
Broilers are raised for commercial meat production and they gain maturity within a very short period of time. They are genetically improved and have a great meat production efficiency. But…
Dairy goats?? Can you make money out of it?? Here are your answers
Why would anyone keep dairy goats in Kenya?? Yes there has been a lot of interest in the dairy goat in this country especially the past year. Personally,I have been…
Advice on how a small scale milk farmer can do value addition.
As a dairy producer, you can add extra value to your milk by processing and marketing your own products, such as cheeses, bottled milk, yoghurt, ice cream or butter. Value-added…
Is This The Highest Milk yielding Cow in the World (100Litre/day)
A Cow ย which doesnโt even have a name but it just having a ear tag number โ4307โ produces about 100 liters of Milk per day. The cow has been maintained…
Brooding Purchased day-old chicks: The dos and donโts
Purchase of day-old chicks is a common practice in chicken rearing business. Farmers often seek chicks from breeders to set up their brood as they consider them relatively cheaper. However,…
What you should understand before investing in dairy farming
Investing in dairy farming needs to be done in a cautious manner in order to optimise efficiency of available farm resources, or, simply put, to help you do more with…
Private sector input to the agriculture sector is yet to attract farmersโ appetite to seek financial assistance to fund farming
Private sector input to the agriculture sector is yet to attract farmersโ appetite to seek financial assistance to fund farming. Currently, private sector commitment in agriculture in Africa stands at…
Some common causes of death in young chickens that farmer should watch out for
Every farmer desires 100 per cent survival of chicks once he or she has bought and put them in a brooding house. Losses will, however, almost always occur especially during…
REASONS you should start with compost if you want to be an organic farmer
I often hear farmers say โMy farm is organic; I donโt use chemicalsโ. Although not using pesticides and herbicides is an important part, organic farming is much more than that.…
Njahi (Dolichos) farming guide in Kenya – summarized
Ecology for best yields Dolichos Lablab (Lablab purpureus (L.) commonly known as lablab bean or turtle beans, (locally referred to asย njahi) is a legume small species native to Asia. It…