Tea farmers asked to practice crop diversification
Small scale tea farmers in Ogembo tea zone have been encouraged to practice diversified farming by incorporating fruit trees and food crops in a single field, livestock, or aquaculture for
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Agriculture
Carrot farming picks in Kisii
Carrot farming has emerged as one of the highly valued farming activities considered profitable in Kenya though mainly grown for the local market. Small-holder farmers in Kisii County are opting for
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Bee farmers in Bomet appeal for support
Bee-keeping is one of the lucrative farming activities that have not been exploited to the optimum by farmers in the country. A report from the Ministry of Agriculture shows that in
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Kwale farmers receive gala goats
Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya has issued 48 gala goats to farmers of Tsimba Golini ward, in Matuga Sub County during a ceremony at the Kwale County Headquarters. Governor Mvurya said his
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Gov’t moves to compensate artisanal farmers in arid areas
For six years, Ms Sau Mangi, 35, has never had a decent harvest. When the rains came, she would toil in her one-and-half acre farm at Kishushe village in Wundanyi sub-county
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