Small scale farmers in Elgeyo Marakwet have been urged to take up crop insurance to help cushion them during unfavorable seasons. Speaking to KNA, the Keiyo North Sub-county Agricultural Officer, Gentrics Machenje, says that most small scale farmers do not want to take up crop insurance because of the traditional belief that crop insurance is […]
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Dairy farmers in Kapchemutwa Ward in Iten, Keiyo North Sub- County have received 33 high quality heifers as a way of boosting milk production in the County. The heifers both Friesian and Ayrshire breed which have been given to the farmers aims at boosting the average milk production from three litres to seven liters. The […]
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Elgeyo Marakwet county government has reached an agreement with the Pakistani High Commission seeking to boost its agricultural sector. In her visit to the county, the Pakistani High Commissioner to Kenya Saqlain Syedah met with the county officials to discuss how they can collaborate in terms of infrastructure, marketing and farm inputs to help improve […]
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Elgeyo Marakwet County Government in partnership with the National Government, World Vision, United Nations Population Fund (UNFP) and the Marakwet Girls Foundation has held first community dialogue into ending Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The interactions which were held at Chesongoh, Endo Ward in Marakwet East Sub- county of Elgeyo Marakwet was aimed at creating awareness […]
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Farmers in Keiyo South in Elgeyo Marakwet County have prepared at least 100,000 coffee seedlings for planting this season. This comes after the farmers in Soy South Ward decided in 2018 to develop their own nurseries instead of buying the coffee seedlings from other areas. Soy South Member of County Assembly (MCA), Jonah Tanui said […]
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