A high-tech response is helping countries win the battle against Desert Locusts
For the unsuspecting farmer, the Desert Locust is a formidable enemy. These wretched pests have
May 11, 2021
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Elgeyo Marakwet to scale up potato seeds production
Farmer groups in 14 potato producing wards in Elgeyo Marakwet County will receive potato seeds
May 6, 2021
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Partnering to educate farmers on soil testing
Soil testing is an important process for farmers who are serious about getting returns from
May 5, 2021
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Preserving the Ankole long-horned cattle
Bright Rwamirama, the Uganda Minister of State for Animal Industry, has tasked breeders of the
May 3, 2021
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Uganda to scale up Hass avocado production
Uganda is planning to scale up the farming of Hass avocado. Dr Hillary Agaba, the
May 3, 2021
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Trans Nzoia promoting coffee farming under diversification program
Trans Nzoia County is promoting Coffee as one of the major crops under the crop
May 3, 2021
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7 things to follow in aquaponics
A marriage between aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as fish, snails or prawns in tanks)
April 30, 2021
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Millions of livestock stare at starvation in Turkana
Four million livestock are at risk of starvation due to drought in Turkana County. Reports
April 29, 2021
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KTDA runs to court again
The High Court in Nairobi on Monday (April 26, 2021) issued orders restraining the Attorney
April 28, 2021
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Governor concerned about high cancer cases among farmers
By Kimuri Mwangi Farmers have been urged to use protective clothing when spraying their crops
April 26, 2021
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Encouraging microbes to work for us
In 1826, the genial French gastronome Brillat-Savarin penned the phrase “Tell me what you eat,
April 23, 2021
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County staff sensitized on value addition
The County Government of Uasin Gishu, Department of Agriculture, Livestock Development and Fisheries in conjunction
April 21, 2021
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Farmers begin trading maize on Electronic Receipt System
Maize farmers from Tuiyotich KCEP – CBO in Mauche Ward, Njoro Sub-County, Nakuru County become
April 20, 2021
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Has the chicken come home to roost for KTDA as police raid offices?
The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) Holdings Limited has been left to releasing a flurry
April 17, 2021
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KTDA pays Kshs.734 dividends to farmers
Smallholder tea farmers affiliated to Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) managed factories will this week receive
April 16, 2021
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For this Karatina couple, agriculture is a solution to their bakery venture
By Kimuri Mwangi People venture into agriculture due to various reasons. Some out of passion,
April 13, 2021
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Biopesticides for locust control to save the environment
For over a year now, East Africa has been going through a massive Desert Locust
April 12, 2021
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Uasin Gishu County promoting coffee farming
Farmers in Uasin Gishu County Agriculture Chief Officer Julius Rotich has urged registered farmers to
April 9, 2021
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Agriculture Minister on why Uganda leads in terms of ensuring food security
Uganda is ahead in the region in terms of ensuring food security because it is
April 8, 2021
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Nyeri MCA targeting coffee and poultry to change his ward
By Kimuri Mwangi Listening to Kirimukuyu Ward MCA Muriithi Ndagita talk about agriculture, one gets
April 5, 2021
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Five ways nuclear technology is improving agriculture and food security
Some of the most innovative ways of improving agricultural practices involve nuclear technology. Using isotopes
April 2, 2021
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Kuresoi farmers earn from Pyrethrum farming
Over 231 farmers in Kuresoi South who were given free pyrethrum seedlings by Nakuru County
April 1, 2021
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Governor mourns farmer
Nakuru County Governor Lee Kinyanjui says the county has lost one of the greatest dairy
April 1, 2021
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Coffee Cherry fund regulations could be reviewed
The government is was considering revising the Coffee Cherry Fund regulations so that coffee farmers
March 31, 2021
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No elephant burnt in Loldaiga ranch fire
No elephants died in a fire that consumed a section of Loldaiga ranch in Laikipia County.
March 31, 2021
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Farmers to benefit from free drugs
More than 300 livestock keepers in Turkana West Sub-County will benefit from livestock drugs worth
March 29, 2021
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What water means for one farmer, once a migrant now a returnee, in Kenya
Water. For all people, it means health, hygiene and hydration. For the spiritual, it can
March 27, 2021
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Munya likens KTDA with “Wall Street fat cats”
Agriculture CS Peter Munya has accused Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) of using a lot
March 24, 2021
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High Court Suspends President Kenyatta’s Executive Order on KTDA managed Factory Elections, Subsidiaries
The High Court in Nairobi has this afternoon issued a conservatory order suspending the implementation
March 24, 2021
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County distributes chicken to farmer groups
The County Government of Nakuru has distributed over 5,000 month old indigenous chicken to more
March 23, 2021
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