USAID gives Masalani farmers beehives
The County Department of Livestock has stepped up efforts to transform bee keeping among small-holder farmers into a commercially viable venture with the commissioning of a 90 beehive capacity apiary
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Agriculture
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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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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