How comrades birthed a thriving milk enterprise Three university friends, Gabriel Kwendo, Emmanuel Ogise and Joseph Bosire team up to start and run a milk business in which they make pasteurised products as well as yoghurt.
Why you should embrace nutrition-sensitive farming Kenya is currently facing a triple burden of malnutrition; these are over-nutrition, under-nutrition and micro-nutrient deficiencies.
FreshCrop growth strategy boost production of clean potato seeds Smallholder farmers contribute 83 per cent of the total production which supports nearly four million Kenyans.
How comrades birthed a thriving milk enterprise Three university friends, Gabriel Kwendo, Emmanuel Ogise and Joseph Bosire team up to start and run a milk business in which they make pasteurised products as well as yoghurt.
The rare case of cancer that kills chickens slowly Avian leucosis complex is a set of cancerous diseases caused by the Avian leucosis virus.
Ex-pastoralist happy keeping dairy goats Harrison Simotwo keeps goats for milk and sells the animals earning good income that has seen him recruit other farmers into the trade.
The ABCs of scouting a maize crop Scouting involves inspection of the whole plant, from the roots and soil to the new shoots.
Kenya’s coffee risks ban in Japan over higher pesticide residue Japan detected Chlorpyrifos in the produce, an active ingredient used in pesticides to control a number of pests such as antestia bug and berry borer.
With animal diseases, a stitch in time saves nine If a disease remains untreated, the parasites multiply much faster and the animal would, in turn, take a longer time to heal or it dies anyway even after treatment.
Yes, the best of coffee boom is yet to come While the market price of a bag of fertiliser retails between Sh6,500–Sh7,000, we sell ours at Sh3,600.
Joy of running a mixed fruit farm Stephen Mwanzia’s orchard hosts over 10 different varieties of fruits, which enables him to get income all year round when each is in season.
