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How to identify genuine seed.
Have you ever been a victim of fake seed? If not, you are lucky. Some

Job opportunities at Centum Agri-Business Sector
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Kilimo Talk – Livestock registration in Netherlands
If you keep animals (livestock) in the Netherlands, you must comply with the regulations regarding

Kilimo Talk- Dairy Goat farming quick facts
The increasing human population is leading to increased land pressure. Consequently, the smaller land sizes

Planting your Hass Avocado seedlings
PROCEDURE FOR PLANTING HASS AVOCADO SEEDLINGS After purchasing the Hass seedlings, the next step is

Prescription for the tea sector
Is it a storm in a teacup or a cyclone in the tea sector? What

Pyrethrum gradually turning Nakuru white again
Since its introduction into Kenya in 1928, the pyrethrum sector has had a mixed bag

More Crop Regulations on the way
The new potato regulations will be implemented to the letter to ensure that farmers are

We are committed to revive Pyrethrum industry – Kiunjuri
The National Government is committed to revive the pyrethrum sector in partnership with county governments.

increasing maize yields
Yields of more 50bags of maize per acre(4.5tons per acre or 11tons per ha) are

Governor Kimemia promises to enforce potato regulations
Nyandarua became the second county after Nakuru to enforce the new potato regulations. Governor Francis

Nakuru County starts implementation of the Potato regulations
by HENRY KINYUA Nakuru County has started implementing the rules that will govern potato trade

Choosing the right fungicide
by HENRY KINYUA Today there are very many chemicals in the market and farmers are

Where are the extension workers?
by HENRY KINYUA Farmers in Kenya are hungry for information on the best farming practices,

Improper use of pesticides- what is the main cause?
What is the main cause of the improper use of pesticides? This is a question

Aflatoxins: The good, the bad and the business news
by HENRY KINYUA Ten years ago the late Dr Kioko Mangeli, former Managing Director of