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A new ban on hass and fuerte avocado export to curb harvesting of immature crop.
The horticulture regulator has banned exports of Kenya’s popular avocado varieties to curb harvesting of immature crop. Head of Horticulture Directorate Benjamin Tito says the ban on Fuerte and Hass…
AMAZING New Breeding Mode, Planting Bananas In A Greenhouse On Water
In the tropical fruit greenhouse of Kaitaiyu Base in Jinshan District, Shanghai, the farm has built a special greenhouse, which adopts the new breeding mode of "double greenhouses plus double…
Guinea Fowl Farming Tips
A good number of homesteads are rearing guinea fowls mainly for domestic consumption. Background Guinea fowl also known as Numida meleagris is a bird native to the African continent. The…
Glamourous photo shoots do not change the reality of Africa’s harsh pest load
A communication gulf exists in our modern world between scientists and non-scientists. Yet we can all use a TV without knowing how it works, or take antibiotics for pneumonia without…
Advanced Modern Beekeeping Management Techniques
Kenya has a huge potential for beekeeping products such as Honey, propolis, wax, bee pollen, bee venom and royal jelly. Many clients are not conversant with modern techniques that ensure…
Kiambu signs deal with exporter to benefit hass avocado farmers
The Kiambu government has signed an agreement with an exporter who will be buying avocados from farmers. The agreement with Mofarm Fresh Fruits Exporters was signed at the county headquarters…
DEMO FARMS; smart investment that can help accelerate the adoption of game-changing innovations in agriculture
Farms that are used to teach agricultural techniques and technologies – known as demonstration farms – are a smart investment that can help accelerate the adoption of game-changing innovations. Farmers…
BEE FARMING; The untapped business that is affordable and easier to handle than livestock farming.
Many farmers have not discovered the potential of honey bees farming. Most of us opt for livestock or poultry farming instead. The fear of bee sting can be scary for…
How to grow fast yielding pumpkins this rainy season
Pumpkin, considered a vegetable, is actually a fruit, with the nutrition of a vegetable. Farming pumpkins is common in many countries, with China being the number one producer, followed by…
Farming Sweet Potatoes The Right Way
An acre of land under sweet potatoes has a yielding potential of eight to 14 tonnes in four to six months. Once shunned as a food crop for the poor,…