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AMAZING steps to follow in starting a SERIOUS nursery business in Kenya
If you have a green thumb, some space, a source of water, and a ton of ambition, you may want to try your hand at operating a plant nursery. This…
WHY Weeds are able to survive in the face of many obstacles on your farm
Weeds are able to survive in the face of many obstacles. These obstacles include natural selection pressures as well as tillage and crop husbandry routinely used to minimize weed competition…
THE BASICS ON HOW TO: Install a Drip Irrigation System on your own – Step by Step
A lot of time and hard work goes into planning, planting, and caring for a home garden. Once little seedlings sprout up through the earth, the impending summer heat could…
Diseases Of Pumpkins: Learn About Pumpkin Diseases And Treatments
Whether you are planting pumpkins for eventual carving with the kids or one of the delicious varieties for use in baking or canning, you’re bound to encounter problems with growing…
Tomato Fruit Deformities – Reasons For Weird Shaped Tomatoes
If you have only ever purchased produce from a supermarket, then you expect perfectly rounded tomatoes. But, for those of us who grow our own veggies, we know that perfection…
What Causes Zippering on Tomatoes? Information About Tomato Fruit Zippering
Arguably one of the most popular vegetables, tomatoes have their share of tomato fruit problems. Diseases, insects, nutritional deficiencies or over abundance, and weather woes can all afflict your prized…
Former police office making a hit in farming – success story of Samson Thoya
Bore Singwaya in Kilifi County is an ordinary settlement like any other, where many families engage in subsistence farming. You will find small farms dotted with maize, with residents harvesting…
She quit medical school to pursue her dream in passion fruit farming – The success of Patricia Chepkorir
Carrying an iPad in her left hand, which she intermittently browses, Patricia Chepkorir Lagat cuts the image of one of those young executives working for big companies in Eldoret. When…
Kenyan pineapple farmers at a good position to fill the international pineapple deficit
Kenyan pineapple farmers can fill the international pineapple deficit, which has resulted in a sharp price surge in consumer countries like France. The shortage has been attributed to a decline…
We get 12 calves per cow every year, Success of Makongi farm in Eldoret
Makongi, North West of Eldoret town, is an expansive farm nested in Cherangany escarpment, with hundreds of exotic (Ayrshire) and indigenous (Boran) cows. As one enters the compound, he is…