Oil palm farming to cut cooking oil import costs
Western Kenya is poised to be Kenya’s source of palm oil which could spare the country the agony of spending Sh16 Billion yearly on imports, if numerous researches and trials
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Agriculture
Farmers urged to embrace horticultural crops
Farmers in Migori County have been advised to embrace horticulture farming in addition to their longtime tradition of growing maize, tobacco and sugarcane. This, according to a farmers’ association, will help
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Villagers turn to stream to fish for a livelihood
Once a popular boy's hobby and pass time while tending livestock, fishing has become Francis Njuguna's source of livelihood. Armed with several hooks, fishing rods and strings, his day starts at
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Homa Bay Revamps Cotton Industry
Homa Bay County is among the counties that have benefited from a number of trainings and empowerment programmes, courtesy of a limited liability company which aims at reviving the cotton industry. The
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Teso cotton farmers decry lack of pesticides
Cotton farmers in Busia’s Teso North Sub County have decried a scarcity of pesticides that is posing a threat to cotton production. Jairosi Cotton Farmers Cooperative Society Manager Edward Oteba who
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