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Good News To Macadamia And Cashew Nut Farmers In Kenya As Export Demand Rise Gradually
Kenya's macadamia and cashews exports surged considerably in 2021 as demand for the products rose globally, earning the east African billion shillings ( million dollars), the Nuts and Oil Crops…
Grafted Macadamia Seedlings
Macadamia nuts scientifically known as Macadamia integrifolia is actually a rich, flavorful nut native to the continent of Australia. These nuts made an important traditional food source for native Australians,…
Grow macadamia and avocados, farmers advised
Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago has urged farmers to embrace crops such as macadamia, coffee, avocados, herbs and tissue culture bananas due to guaranteed markets and better returns. “Some counties…
Nut and macadamia processors clashes with farmers over poor pay, Growers want to access the international market
Nut processors have clashed with farmers in the industrialists’ push for the agriculture regulator to maintain the ban on export of macadamia and cashew nuts. Nut Processors Association of Kenya…
From Macadamia farming into a major processing operations. Success story of Pius Ngugi
Macadamia nuts are the most expensive nuts in the world, fetching very high prices on the international market. In Kenya, Pius Ngugi is one of the biggest producers of processed…
How The Humble Avocado Is Threatening Political Careers In Mt Kenya
Yes, that bright green fruit with a large rubbery seed and dark leathery skin that is a source of vitamins C, E, K, and B6, as well as riboflavin, niacin, folate,…
Age is Just a Number: Success Story of Mzee William Chiira Hass Avocado Farm
The old red metallic gate near Kei Apple fence in Ngorika Village, Nyandarua County, opens to an expansive orchard. Bees from the 80-acre farm’s 14 hives pollinate Hass avocado, macadamia…
Seizing the Moment: How Kenyan Farmers Can Make Millions with Fruit Farming
In the heart of Kenya, where fertile soils meet favorable climatic conditions, lies an opportunity waiting to be seized by savvy farmers – fruit farming. As we anticipate the onset…
Pomelo Fruit Farming in Kenya: A Complete Cultivation Guide
Pomelo (Citrus grandis) is a greenish, tropical and subtropical fruit originally that is larger than any other citrus fruit on the planet (thus the species name - 'grandis'). Though it…
Kalro’s Red Flag: The Urgent Need to Tackle Counterfeit Seeds in Kenya
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) has raised a red flag over the proliferation of cartels and unscrupulous businessmen dealing in fake seeds resulting in farmers realizing poor…