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I made my first million shillings from pigs

Smart Harvest

For Steve Ngari, one of the best decisions he ever made was to leave his job in a bank and relocate to his home in the semi-arid Mbeere to start pig farming. Three years on, the farm christened Toda Farm is now an established agribusiness in Embu County. 

By Jayne Rose Gacheri | 1 day ago

Hold your fork! That juicy meat may be toxic

When one consumes contaminated meat, food poisoning can occur.

By Fredrick Obura and Paul Kang’ethe | 3 days ago

The key steps in organic farming

Organic farming relies on compost which is well decomposed as a natural fertiliser.

By George Mbakaya | 3 days ago

How many times should I change wet litter?

Cool the units by hyperventilating and opening more to air inflow.

By Dr Watson Messo | 4 days ago

04 | May | 2021

Top cover crops to break disease cycles

Cover crops also known as living mulches, provide nutrients to the soil as manure does.

By George Mbakaya

27 | Apr | 2021

Step by step guide on disease, weeds and pest control

To manage the pests, diseases and weeds the first requirement for a farmer is to correctly identify them.

By Njoki Thuo

18 | Apr | 2021

Women group turns fortunes with yoghurt-making venture

Many were the days they had to pour the surplus milk from members.

By Paul Mbugua

04 | Apr | 2021

Beans that cook in thirty minutes with no gas issue

Researchers hope this will address the nation’s poor bean consumption, with an average Kenyan consuming 50-60kg per year.

By Kennedy Gichuhi

04 | Apr | 2021

Rice farmers stare at empty fields as drought bites

Dry spell hits a thousand hectares of Nyando rice field

By Kepher Otieno

04 | Apr | 2021

'I pay my bills from selling rabbit urine'

At first, farmer only reared rabbits for sale but when he noticed the increase in yields on his vegetable farm after using rabbit urine as fertiliser,

By Daniel Chege

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