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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…
Drought-tolerant maize project pioneers a winning strategy for a world facing climate change
As partners come together as One CGIAR to enact a bold climate-centered strategy, projects like CIMMYT and IITAโs decades-long work on climate-smart maize can help show the way forward. Since…
Strange Disease Killing Livestock In Tharaka-Nithi
Farmers in Tharaka Nithi County, are counting losses after a mysterious disease killed at least 50 cows in Tharaka area in a span of one month. The disease is said…
Pig Farming Tips From An Expert
THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE USING YOUR OWN ANIMALS TO BREED WITH The perceived advantage of using on-farm stock is that the farmer does not need to buy in breeding stock or…
Simple Goat Farming Business Plan For Beginners
Goat farming is not a new enterprise. Rearing goats is a profitable business. Rural people have been raising goats since the time immemorial. Generally goat farming means โrearing goats for…
PROPOLIS: The Unexploited Money Maker Farmers Should Pursue
The demand for propolis in Kenya has skyrocketed with very few people engaged in its production mainly because of lack of information. Joe_McUbed/Getty Images Propolis is a high income earner…
Boer Goat, The King Of Meat And Milk Plus Its Characteristics
Boer goat is a South African breed that is highly meat productive. Among other goat breeds, it is the big sized goat breed. Boer goat also produces a high amount…
Read On Serious Factors That Might Affect Your Egg Production
Eggs produced by layers are often seen as money lying loose that needs be collected to prevent losses. However the aim of keeping layers should be to make profit hence…
Good News As State Lowers NCPB Fertiliser Price
State agencies will sell planting fertiliser to farmers at Sh3,100 for a 50 kilogramme bag coming as a relief to growers who have been paying Sh3,500 for the same quantity…