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Vigilantes on the rise as they move to combat theft on Kenya’s hass avocados from farmers
Kenya's avocado sector has become so lucrative that organised criminal gangs have begun to target growers. This is because the fruit from just one tree can pay for the private…
How poor attitude is killing agriculture
One of the main problems facing agriculture today is the poor attitude that most people have towards farming. When the best performing students in national examinations are interviewed by the…
Potato Prices Shoots High Amid Global Shortage
Multinational fast-food franchises are grappling with expensive imports of potato following a shortage of the produce in their leading source market coupled with a 30 percent duty imposed by the…
To continue to be productive farmers must resort to smarter methods of farming
The New Year, 2022, has come with some challenges for farmers. The cost of farming is now a lot higher than before when one thinks of the rising prices of…
Reasons Rift Valley Farmers Are Uprooting Maize For Hass Avocado Farming
That Trans-Nzoia and Uasin Gishu counties are Kenya’s breadbaskets is not in doubt. However, a wind of change is sweeping across the region with farmers embracing export crops like avocado…
A Major Challenge Facing Coffee Production Today
In most coffee producing areas this harvest season, the commonest crime is coffee theft. The thieves who normally act during the night invade gardens and harvest the crop or they…
Kenya divided over pesticides ban to align with EU Green Deal
The Kenyan farming community is divided over efforts by lawmakers to bring their regulations on pesticides in line with the EU’s green deal. Industry groups warn that a ban could…
Elgon Kenya partners with The University of Nairobi to develop first of its kind agriculture technology and innovation centre
The agriculture sector in Kenya has received a major boost following a partnership between two leading institutions to set up a technology and innovation centre, the first of its kind…
How Covid-19 Lockdowns Threatened Vital Informal Urban Food Trade
The significance of the informal urban food trade cannot be overstated. The trade provides linkages between small-scale farmers in rural areas and consumers in urban areas, this makes it key…
Join the Revolution of Industrial and Agricultural mechanizing in Africa
The benefits of mechanization in 2021 and beyond abound, and if Africa is to move to forward economically, in industry and even agriculture, the local industries must embrace mechanization and…