Macadamia Farming in Kenya: The golden crop of the moment
Macadamia Farming in Kenya: At the close of the harvesting season in April, farmers sold macadamia nuts at Sh220 per kilo, making it one of the most lucrative cash crops in the country after tea.…
Address issues like VAT and not duty-free importation-Cereal Farmers
Cereal growers ask the government to address VAT Cereal farmers are opposed to the opening of a window for duty-free importation of maize and instead address some of the issues affecting production such as…
Gikunda quits banking for onion farming
Meet Gikunda Meme. 16 years ago he was a credit manager at a local bank. The 66 years old owns Subuiga Hilltop Farm which sits on five acres piece of land. Farmers Trend tells his…
Potato farmers should incorporate technology to boost yields- Research
Potato farmers must adopt technologies to boost yields and help mitigate against negative effects climate change. According to Researchers drawn from the government and non-governmental organizations technology adoption will boost yields and help mitigate…
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…