A Murang’a based agronomist has urged farmers to embrace chili farming and seek agronomic practices for better returns on investment, especially if they wished to explore the export market. While speaking to KNA at Summit farm in Maragua, agronomist Robert Ngugi popularly known as Ngugi wa pilipili, divulged that chili farming was slowly gaining popularity among […]
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Livestock farmers across the country will soon enjoy a subsidised insurance scheme for their animals, as a way of cushioning them against drought and diseases. Livestock Chief Administrative Secretary, Lawrence Omuhaka, has said that the government was looking into an insurance scheme in which farmers are able to be compensated to afford feeds for their […]
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Marakwet East Sub County Veterinary Officer Susan Kurui has called on livestock farmers in the area to follow correct animal husbandry methods and avail their animals for vaccination when called upon to do so. Kirui was responding to reports from the media about outbreak of cattle diarrhea and tick borne diseases in some areas of […]
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Farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet County have been urged to diversify into horticulture as a way of boosting their income. Speaking to KNA Nephat Maritim, a government relations and policy analyst at one acre fund, has urged farmers to embrace diversification of crop production in the county saying the move will help boost farming in the […]
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Installation of cold storage units in the Kandara area of Murang’a County has helped scores of avocado and banana farmers cut post-harvest losses to about 30 percent. The farmers who market their produce through a local company dubbed Soko-Fresh, are able to store their harvest for some days before their products get to designated markets. The […]
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