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Crops, Technological Advancement

New Technology by KALRO to Boost Finger Millet Production

March 19, 2021 1 Comments

The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) in collaboration with partners has developed new finger millet varieties to boost production and meet the...

Horticulture, News

Calls for “Made in Kenya” Tags on Horticultural exports

March 19, 2021 0 Comments

The horticulture directorate is seeking to include mark of origin on Kenyan horticultural exports in a branding venture.Assistant Director, regulation and compliance at the...

Crops, Profiles

I Quit a Lucrative Banking Career to Farm Mushrooms

March 17, 2021 0 Comments

2020 was a trying year that broke the resilience of many as they lost their jobs and sources of livelihood. For most people in...

Crops, News

Regulations on Potatoes Farming Now in Effect

March 17, 2021 0 Comments

The Cabinet Secretary (CS) in the Ministry of Agriculture, Peter Munya has revealed that the all the required processes regarding the regulation of potatoes...

Crops, News

Revival of Cotton and Pyrethrum Farming Begins in a Bid to Drive Industrialization

March 17, 2021 0 Comments

The government has started the revival of pyrethrum and cotton farming in the country. This move is anticipated to provide the necessary raw materials...

News, Technological Advancement

Kenya leads the World in Commercializing Weed Bio-Herbicide Technology

March 12, 2021 0 Comments

The country has achieved yet another first, after the Kenya Agricultural Livestock and Research Organisation (KALRO) unveiled a weed bio-control solution, which got the...

Crops, News

Bio-Technology to Mitigate Aflatoxin Contamination in Food Grains

March 12, 2021 0 Comments

The government is currently implementing a bio-control technology Aflasafe in order to effectively reduce contamination of maize grains in the field. The activity is...

Crops, Technological Advancement

Bio-Technology to Mitigate Aflatoxin Contamination in Food Grains

March 10, 2021 0 Comments

The government is currently implementing a bio-control technology Aflasafe in order to effectively reduce contamination of maize grains in the field. The activity is...

Crops

Farmers ditch tomato and cabbage farming for herbs

March 7, 2021 0 Comments

A rich and sweet cocktail of scents greets you at Sarah Nyambura's herbal farm in Njoro Sub County of Nakuru. A range of herbal crops on her quarter acre farm in Mukunguru, are...

Crops

Scarcity of Certified Potato Seed causing Low Crop Production

March 4, 2021 0 Comments

Only one per cent of potato farmers in the country use official seeds, with the rest using recycled seeds either from their farms or...

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