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Bay Leaf Farming In Kenya: A Complete Cultivation Guide
Bay leaf, scientifically known as Laurus nobilis, is a fragrant and versatile herb widely used in culinary applications and traditional medicine. It's an evergreen shrub or tree that can grow…
Lettuce Farming In Kenya; A Comprehensive Cultivation Guide
Lettuce farming in Kenya has gained significant popularity due to its nutritional value, versatility in culinary use, and relatively short growing period. Lettuce, a cool-season leafy vegetable, thrives in various…
Lucerne Farming In Kenya; A Complete Farming Guide
Lucerne (Medicago sativa) also known as alfafa is leguminous fodder crop with high yield under optimum growing conditions. Mainly grown for hay making but made into silage duringย unfavourable conditions…
Millet Farming In Kenya; A Comprehensive Farming Guide
Millet farming in Kenya plays a vital role in ensuring food security and sustaining rural livelihoods. Millet, a resilient and drought-tolerant cereal crop, has been cultivated in the country for…
Basil Farming In Kenya; A Comprehensive Planting Guide
Basil farming in Kenya has gained popularity over the years due to the increasing demand for this aromatic herb in local and international markets. Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is a highly…
Understanding Crop Rotation For Better Yield
Crop rotation is the practice of growing different crops in turns in various plots on the same field. The farmer demarcates his field into a number of plots and keeps…