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Purple Tea More Profitable Than Traditional Tea.

January 29, 2021 0 Comments

A group of farmers from Karaini in Kangaita, Kirinyaga Central Sub-County has opted to venture into little known purple tea. William Mugo with a group of some other farmers have come together...

Crops, Food Security, Women in Agriculture

Farmers in West Pokot Turn to Managu Farming

January 27, 2021 0 Comments

Farming of black nightshade, locally known as managu/sujaa has become a lucrative commercial venture in West Pokot, making most farmers start concentrating on it. One such farmer...

Crops, Farming

White sapote: The Rare Nutritious Fruit for Commercial Growers

January 25, 2021 1 Comments

It is a sunny Saturday afternoon and I’m walking through Thika market. The market stands are overflowing with fresh vegetables and fruits. As I approach a vendor to...

Crops, Farming, Individual, Profiles

Find Out How a Laikipa Farmer is Making A Fortune in Rare Fruits Farming

January 23, 2021 0 Comments

Tucked in the semi-arid plains of Ngobit village in Laikipia County characterized by long dry spells and scorching heat, lies a lush green orchard of one farmer Peter Wambugu christened 'Wambugu Apples...

Crops, Farming, News

Meru Potato Farmers Set to Benefit From Sh100m Cold Storage Facility

January 21, 2021 0 Comments

Potato farmers in Meru County are set to benefit from a Sh100 million cold storage facility being constructed at Ngusishi in Buuri West region.The...

Crops, Farming, News

Six Counties Enter into a Pact to Enforce Potatoes Regulations

January 20, 2021 0 Comments

Six counties have entered into a pact to jointly enforce the potato regulations that seek to cushion farmers from exploitative brokers. The pact will ensure...

Crops, Farming, Market Prices

Tomato Farmers in Kajiado Decry High Cost of Fertilizers

January 18, 2021 0 Comments

 Tomato farmers in Rombo, Kajiado South have decried the high cost of fertilizers and pesticides.  The farmers have been forced to buy fertilizers from the neighboring Tanzania as those sold...

Crops, Farming, News

Munya Threatens to Disband Farmers’ Management Committees Opposed to Coffee Cherry Fund

January 16, 2021 0 Comments

Agriculture CS Peter Munya has threatened to disband coffee management committees for refusing to accredit their members for the Cherry Advance Revolving Fund, in which the government provided...

Crops, Farming, News

Farmers Supportive of Anticipated Coffee Reforms

January 15, 2021 0 Comments

Farmers in Kirinyaga have welcomed the move by the government to introduce reforms in the coffee sector Gichugu member of parliament Githinji Gichimu, speaking to a group of coffee farmers at Riakithiga in...

Crops, Farming, MarketPlace, News

Legislator Urges Farmers to Take Advantage of Avocado International Markets

January 14, 2021 0 Comments

Machakos Women Representative Joyce Kamene Kasimbi has urged farmers to take advantage of the high demand of Hass avocados in the international market. Speaking in Mutituni area in the outskirts of Machakos town when...

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