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KLPA and KeFAAS endorse agriculture CS nominee
By Kimuri Mwangi The nomination of Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja (PhD) for the position of
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Equity Group and World Food Programme Sign Agreement to Enable Small Scale Farmers to Grow and Thrive
Equity Group and the World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a framework agreement to
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Industry moves to avert hazards posed by empty pesticide containers
By Kimuri Mwangi Stakeholders in the pest control products industry have come together to sensitize
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Busia betting on agriculture to reduce poverty
Agriculture has been identified as one of the key sectors that will reduce poverty in
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Profile of the new Agriculture CS nominee, Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja Phd
Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja Phd. has been nominated by President William Ruto as the Cabinet
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Nandi farmers export avocado to Belgium and Netherlands
It’s a new dawn for avocado farmers in Nandi County as Nandi Avocado Farmers’ Cooperative
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Agribusiness stakeholders consult under the Inclusive Agribusiness Club
By Kimuri Mwangi Stakeholders in the agribusiness sector met under the umbrella of the Inclusive
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Agribusiness talk ~ Onion farming.
By David Ndegwa After a considerable assessment, I have concluded that onion farming is a
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Kenya National Farmers’ Federation and iCRA in partnership to provide agribusiness training to Kenyan farmers
By Kimuri Mwangi The Kenya National Farmers’ Federation (KENAFF) and iCRA have signed a Memorandum
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The Agribusiness Talk – Onion Nursery preparation.
By David Ndegwa What determines the size of an onion nursery? Let’s say in this
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Agribusiness talk ~ How to grow Bulb onions
By David Ndegwa Let’s try and figure out the demand for onions in Kenya and
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Macadamia and beer for Zuckerberg’s cattle
Mark Zuckerberg, the Co-founder of social media network Facebook has announced his entry into farming.
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KLPA and KeFAAS endorse agriculture CS nominee
By Kimuri Mwangi The nomination of Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja (PhD) for the position of
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Industry moves to avert hazards posed by empty pesticide containers
By Kimuri Mwangi Stakeholders in the pest control products industry have come together to sensitize
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Profile of the new Agriculture CS nominee, Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja Phd
Dr. Andrew Mwihia Karanja Phd. has been nominated by President William Ruto as the Cabinet
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Narok issues motorcycles to extension officers
The Narok county CECM for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Joyce Keshe, flagged-off 10 Motor bikes
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The origin of coffee debts
By Henry Kinyua Sometimes back, a friend who works with a local bank sent me
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Oilseeds yields challenges to persist as emerging economies continue driving agricultural markets, report indicates
Emerging economies have increasingly driven global agricultural market developments over the last 20 years and
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Here are the newly elected KTDA Tea Factories Directors
Below is the list of the newly elected KTDA Smallholder Tea Factories Directors as released
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NCPB officials charged over fake fertilizer
Three National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) officials were yesterday charged at the Milimani Anti-corruption
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Government shuts down KEL Chemicals in subsidized fertilizer fiasco
The Government has announced the immediate suspension of KEL Chemicals’ operations and seizure of its
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Government deregisters Avocado Society of Kenya
The Avocado Association of Kenya has been deregistered by the government. In a letter dated
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Avocado Society of Kenya accused of injuring Kenya’s horticulture industry
By Kimuri Mwangi The Avocado Society of Kenya has come under criticism over its recent
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Veterinarians tell off pharmacists as they support the Parliamentary Health Committee on regulation
By Kimuri Mwangi Veterinarians have supported the Parliamentary Health Committee to include an amendment in
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KALRO offers new varieties for commercialization including rice
By Kimuri Mwangi The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) is offering new crop
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Cooperative University gets server to support agriculture platform
By Kimuri Mwangi The Cooperative University of Kenya has acquired a state-of-the-art server that will
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Kenya Secondary students excel in Pan African innovation competition
Students from a Nairobi based secondary school emerged the first runner-up during a Pan African
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Using Circular Economy as a solution to today’s problems
By Henry Roman A circular economy is a new paradigm that is sort of taking
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Regenerative agriculture: a new value proposition for the ailing coffee sector in Kenya
By Dr. Boaz Waswa Adopting regenerative agriculture for coffee presents a new value proposition for
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Where are the butterflies going to in Kenya?
By Kendi Muthomi Kenya has recently witnessed the incredible sight of the migratory African White
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The HK Coffee Market Summary~Sale Number 24
By Henry Kinyua Welcome to this weeks’ edition of The HK Coffee Market Summary. Sale
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Why Nate Blum, CEO, Sorghum United sings all praises for sorghum and millets.
Sorghum and millets are known for their drought tolerance capability, especially in areas where rain
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The HK Coffee market summary, Sale number 9 of Wed Dec 13th 2023
By Henry Kinyua Welcome to this weeks’ edition of the HK Coffee market summary, Sale
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List of Agrochemical products approved by Pest Control Products Board (PCPB) for management of potato pest and disease
This is a list of the relevant pesticide products approved by Pest Control Products Board
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Farmer beware- that animal feed could be sand
By Kimuri Mwangi Mwangi (not his real name) is a prominent dairy farmer from Nyeri
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KEBS bans sale and consumption of Rumate feed supplement
The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has suspended the sale and distribution of Rumate animal
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Bajeti ya Kilimo Tanzania-umwagiliaji na mbegu bora zapewa kipaumbele
Idadi ya Watanzania ni Milioni 61.74. Kati ya hao asilimia 65.6 sawa na zaidi ya
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Kampuni yakatazwa kununua parachichi
Waziri wa Kilimo Tanzania Hussein Bashe ameagiza kukamatwa kwa mmliki wa kampuni ya Candia Fresh
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Mikakati ya kuwawezesha wakulima wa mkonge kuzalisha kwa tija
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo nchini Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka Wakulima wa zao la mkonge
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Mavunde awasihi wakulima wajisajili
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka wakulima nchini kujitokeza katika zoezi la
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Wakulima wapimiwe ardhi na wapewe hati, asema Naibu wa Waziri Mavunde
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo wa Tanzania Mhe. Anthony Mavunde ameitaka Timu ya wataalamu wa Ardhi
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Mavunde ahimiza kilimo mkataba kwa wakulima juu ya soko
Naibu Waziri wa Kilimo Mhe. Anthony Mavunde amewataka wachakataji wa mazao ya kilimo kuingia mikataba