Tobacco farmer shifts to profitable food crops
When we visited a 45-year-old Michael Okong’o at his rural home in Gogo village, West Kanyamkago Ward, Uriri Sub-county of Migori County, the healthy green crops were all we could
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Agriculture
Farmers find fortunes in Rice, sunflower in Tana Irrigation
Farmers at the Tana Irrigation Scheme are embracing rice and sunflower farming, raking thousands of shillings from the crops. Tana Irrigation Scheme manager James Kirimi said 1800 acres in the scheme
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Rise in chicken feed affecting production
Nakuru County Governor Lee Kinyanjui has expressed concern over high cost of poultry feeds and low egg prices that are hindering poultry farmers from making profit. However, he appealed to the
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Coffee farmers to earn more from direct export
Coffee farmers around the country are poised to earn more for their produce following the introduction of new regulations that allow the cutting out of middlemen. Embu Senator Njeru Ndwiga said
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Leveraging the potential of Sorghum as a nutritional security
Scientists at Egerton University have embarked on a journey to add value to sorghum in a venture aimed at significantly contributing to food and nutritional security and increasing household incomes. The initiative kicks off
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