Archives for Fruits - Page 26
Farmers in Embu, Kirinyaga, Murangโa to get hybrid green banana varieties
Banana farmers in Embu, Murang'a and Kirinyaga are to recieve disease-resistant and high-yielding varieties to grow through a partnership with researchers at Kenyatta University. When widely adopted, farmers from the…
Sustainable Fruit Cultivation Article Dedicated To Those Willing To Engage on Successful Commercial Cultivation
The agricultural pursuit of fruit growing comprises the science and art of raising and handling fruits and fruit plants for personal consumption or/and for commercial purposes. John Kiruthi of Farmers…
A Simple Guide On Thorn Melon Farming
Thorn melon is cultivated on farms and it also grows naturally in the fields and in the bush. It adapts well in the semi-arid areas, in warm to hot regions.…
OFF-SEASON for Kenyan hass avocados will raise prices for fruit and avocado oil
Itโs an off-season when it comes to avocados in Kenya and this will have its impact on the prices of both the fruits itself as well as any processed products,…
CHERRY GUAVA, seedlings now ready for transplanting, read on its propagation
Botanical Name:Psidium cattleianum Plant Family: Myrtaceae This dark red-skinned guava is very similar to the common Guava, but with an excellent juicy strawberry flavor. The exceptionally adaptable Cherry Guava tree…
Best ways a farmer can adopt to yield quality apples
As one of the most cultivated tree fruits in the world and one of the most demanded due to its unrivalled nutritional value, apples have recorded increased cultivation in Uganda…
Grafted Variegated Pink Lemon Seedlings Now Ready For Sale And Transplanting…..
The variegated pink lemon, also called the variegated Eureka lemon, or pink-fleshed Eureka lemon is a cultivar of lemon with unique pink flesh, a green-striped rind when ripening, and variegated…
Calls for mark of origin to be included in the Horticultural exports
The horticulture directorate is seeking to include markย of origin on Kenyan horticultural exports in a branding venture. Assistant director of regulation and compliance at the Horticultural directorate Wilfred Yako…
JackFruit (Fenesi) Farming in Kenya and its wide range of health benefits
It is sad that Indigenous fruits are abundant in Kenya yet the average Kenyan knows very little about their nutritional value. When I spend time in our village, I see…
Inter-cropping bananas with coffee, is it advisable
From experience, is it advisable to intercrop bananas with coffee? If so, could you please guide me on this issue before I mess up? And again, what is the recommended…