Sunflower Overtakes Maize Farming In Tana As a result of the lucrative returns, maize farmers in the Tana Irrigation Scheme are diversifying into contracted sunflower farming. More than 300 acres of sunflowers are…
AU Leaders Sign ‘Nairobi Declaration’ To Boost To Coffee Farmers. Agriculture Ministers from 25 African coffee-growing countries signed a declaration in Nairobi requesting that coffee be added to the Africa Union’s list of strategic…
Farmers in Migori are turning to organic and scientific agricultural practices to boost crop yields and minimize costs. Robert Amianda, a farmer from Suna East Sub-county, claims that he has been using organic…
Armyworm Infests 10,000 Acres In Kisumu. Armyworm has destroyed over 10,000 acres of maize, sorghum, and pasture land in Kisumu County. Farmers in all seven sub-counties, Muhoroni, Nyakach, Nyando, Kisumu East, Kisumu West, Seme, and Kisumu…
Farmers To Benefit From Post-Harvest Processing Technology. Coffee farmers in Trans Nzoia County are set to benefit from a post-harvest processing technology that will reduce losses caused by harvest wastage and rotting due…
Taita Taveta Shifts To Lucrative Macadamia Farming. Following the impressive adoption of drought-resistant crops and the adoption of smart agricultural practices, Taita Taveta is not slowing down in its pursuit of a food-secure country,…
Students Celebrate 4K Club Fruits with Record-Breaking Pumpkin Yield Moi Kapsowar Girls High School was among the first institutions to implement the concept shortly after it was endorsed by President Uhuru Kenyatta to…
School Teacher Thrives In Bee Keeping Murang’a teacher who also keeps bees in the Kiria-ini area of Murang’a County is doing well with his apiculture venture. “Besides being a teacher by profession, I…
Kenyans Are Better Off Abandoning Tobacco Farming — UoN report A new survey confirms that tobacco farmers would make more money from other crops such as tomatoes. According to the survey, which was…
Former Teacher Earns Sh30,000 A Day From Vegetable Farming Christopher Angote’s farm and home, located about a kilometre off Musutswi-Esirulo Road in Emuhaya, Vihiga, sits on 7.5 acres of land. He’s very busy….