Potatoes affected by ongoing rains
Potato farmers in Nakuru County are staring at heavy losses due to the ongoing heavy rains which have waterlogged the farms and also contributed to the increase of the infamous
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Agriculture
Coffee cherry advance fund ready by the end of January 2019
The Trade, Industrialisation and Cooperative Development Cabinet Secretary (CS), Peter Munya, has said the long awaited Sh. 2 billion Coffee Cherry Advance fund will be ready by end of January
Read onFarmers want label extension of pesticides to use in avocado farming
Farmers in Murang’a under the Kenya Avocado Association are requesting Pesticide Product Control Board (PPCB) to approve chemicals that they will use against pests and diseases to boost production. They said
Read onFarmers in Bungoma receives Sh. 51 million to boost agriculture
The National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP) in conjunction with Bungoma County Government has issued cheques worth Sh 51.5 million to support various micro-projects in 20 wards within
Read onRevival of Mumias sugar has become a wait and see case
The collapse of Mumias Sugar Company has adversely affected the residents of Kakamega County as sugarcane farming has been their economic mainstay for a long time. The factory was established in
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