Embracing irrigation farming to provide alternative source of livelihood-Pastoralists
Pastoral communities in Northern Kenya are now embracing irrigation to farm crops as an alternative source of livelihood According to Kenya Red Cross North Eastern Regional Manager Mohamed Abdikadir, with frequent and prolonged effects of…
Turkana Famillies expand diet thanks to drip irrigation technology
Israeli technology brings hope to Turkana – Agro-Innovation Kenya From images of a vast barren land where the only surviving vegetation is the drought-tolerant acacia trees, to colourful fresh produce that is bringing hope…
Kenya must adopt measures to avert food crisis
The group says that if the forecasted rainfall fails in April, it would lead to a typical increase in food insecurity, likely to peak from June to October. Food Security and Nutrition Working Group is…
Spinach farming brings hope into the life of a teacher in Nyandarua
Spinach farming is demanding and thus I have to wake up early to attend to them before heading to school Spinach farming Farmers Trend features Joseph Gichiria, a passionate spinach farmer who lives in the outskirts…
Methods to help you dry pumpkins, cassava and bananas
Is there modern technology that can dry bananas sliced into very small slices together with their peels? ~~ Farmer There are more controlled methods of drying your produce. You can use an oven, or even…
Ministry to puchase subsidized fertilizers worth Kshs. 2B
Kiunjuri assured that farmers who had supplied maize have already been paid By Malachi Motano Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture Mwangi Kiunjuri has said cheap fertilizers will be availed to farmers very soon as modalities…
8th Mushroom Training – Bannie-El Mushroom Farm in Limuru – 16th March 2019
We have hereby organized our eighth training at the same farm scheduled on 16th March 2019 In broad, the mushroom training will cover the below details:- Cost of production Structure design Preparing compost Substrate preparation…
Grafted Macadamia Seedlings in Kenya – Where to Buy & Management
Grafted Macadamia Seedlings in Kenya has become in the recent past a booming business for the plant raisers. As the demand of the nut becomes big on the international market, macadamia farmers in Kenya especially…
Double blessing for banana farmer in Kirinyaga county
By Malachi Motano Meet Fleciah Wambui Kinyua. She is a banana farmer who lives in Mukinduri area in Kerugoya, Kirinyaga County. The 59 years old has won key prizes for being a successful banana farmer…
A complete guide on cauliflower farming in Kenya
Cauliflower is a flower vegetable that belongs to the brassica family together with cabbage, broccoli, kale, Chinese cabbage and Brussel sprouts. The only difference is that while cabbage forms a head, cauliflower forms white curds.…