Archives for Crops - Page 68
How farmers in Uasin Gishu are reaping big from pepper cultivation
A four acre farm in Uasin Gishu, Kenya's food basket, stands out from the rest in specializing on pepper cultivation at a time when maize has dissapointed farmers. The farm…
LESSONS from Agribusiness Empire of Politician Prof Margaret Kamar
AGRIBUSINESS LESSONS: As you drive along the Eldoret-Iten-Chepkanga Road, you cannot stop marvelling at the hundreds of blue gum (eucalyptus) trees lining up one side of the thoroughfare. The trees…
Kenyan scientists feted for fighting wheat diseases
Three crop scientists from Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) have been awarded for their efforts in fighting the different strains of rust disease that affects wheat. The researchers…
Farmers in Northern Kenya making it big from Rice farming
Sitting next to a wooden structure nestled among bushy palm trees of Jarajara, Garissa County, Hassan Yunis, 70, deeps his hand in a basket full of rice, scoops some and…
Success story of a Kenyan woman who TREATS SICK PLANTS
Growing up in a small village in Western Kenya, I often accompanied my mother and other village women on customary weeding expeditions. Whenever we came across sick plants in the…
Meet Amina Affey the pioneer farmer in Garissa
Since independence, Garissa county has never been considered a hotbed of farming partly due to the climate and preference for livestock keeping. That is why for years, Amina Affey passed…
Mr Wambugu, who is a school drop-out, says he is able to bank more than Sh80,000 from tree tomato farming
Four years ago, George Wambugu realised that he was not doing well financially as a casual labourer in Tanzania. His work was to deliver medical drugs to various chemists in…
Why farms that mix crops and livestock could hold the key to successful climate change adaptation.
Cross-post from Trust AlertNet Climate blog. For millions of smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and other parts of the developing world, deciding between growing crops and rearing animals…
Agroecology is Working – But We Need Examples to Inspire Others
Using the wrong measure of success is certain to lead to the wrong solutions being adopted. In the economy at large, the narrow pursuit of GDP growth remains the primary…
Find out what to do when crops fail or prices fall
When you run a commodity-based business like farming, it is a sure reality like death and taxes that prices will fluctuate. When prices are high, farmers can make a profit.…