Farmer shifts to affordable LPG to irrigate farm
A Tana River farmer has adopted the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) to power a water pump at his one-acre farm to avoid the ever-rising cost of petroleum products
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Agriculture
5,000 households benefit from certified seeds
At least 5,000 vulnerable households in Makueni County have received a total of 24 metric tonnes of certified seed to plant during the October, November, and December El Nino rains. 3,500
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Stakeholders Want Seeds Act Reviewed
Stakeholders in the food system value chain have called for a review of the seed and plant varieties act to allow farmers share indigenous seeds. The Biodiversity and Biosafety Association of
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Coffee farming initiative bearing economic fruits
Farmers in Uasin Gishu County have started realizing positive economic impact from the County government's distribution of over 836,000 coffee seedlings in its efforts to encourage diversification to high-value cash crops. The
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Governor distributes free maize seeds to farmers
Maize farmers from Juja Sub-County received a boost following the distribution of free certified maize seeds and fertilizers by the County Government. Area Governor Kimani Wamatangi presided over the launch at
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