Farming

• Oh yes! You can rear fish on your balcony

  
  2 days ago
  Aquaponics allows fish and plants to be produced nearly anywhere, including warehouses, roof tops, basements and balconies

• I monitor each of my 400 pigs with this app

  
  2 days ago
  Operations like reminders for farm workers on the daily chores, are monitored digitally for efficiency

• Vetiver grass: What your wet farm needs

  
  1 week ago
  It’s popular globally for land reclamation purposes and is tough; with course roots that penetrate up to four meters under within the first one year

• How to turn your hen into a brooding machine

  
  1 week ago
  Broody hens usually put the health of their eggs before their own needs.

• United Kingdom's smart way to farm

  
  1 week ago
  A farm in the United Kingdom is the first in the world to successfully plant, tend and harvest a crop without a single person ever setting foot in the

• Traders hike price of tomatoes

  
  1 week ago
  The price of tomatoes shot up a week after heavy rainfall in areas where tomatoes are grown.

• Fear of State monopoly in new coffee marketing rules

  
  1 week ago
  Uproar has greeted the publication of new coffee rules that critics argue create a bureaucracy that increases operational costs and eat into earnings.

• Beware! That fake vet can kill your dear cow

  
  2 weeks ago
  Quacks make farmers incur lots of unnecessary expense; worst they can literary kill your animal.

• Firm turns to solar for water desalination

  
  2 weeks ago
  Water efficiency in farming and food production, whether for traditional rural irrigation, arid regions or urban farms, represents a key metric in the

• Just where did the rain start beating us?

  
  2 weeks ago
  Extension services have been lauded as a critical component in agriculture, but it collapsed owing to a number of factors.

• Yes, you can stop soil erosion on your farm

  
  2 weeks ago
  Soil erosion by rain water is regarded as most critical because of the damage caused on the affected land within a short time.

• I put my bet on good old arrowroots

  
  2 weeks ago
  But after a lot of research, arrowroot farming seemed like the best option,” says the youthful farmer who has grown healthy arrowroots on a two and ha

• Rain water keeps my fish ponds replenished every season

  
  2 weeks ago
  While heavy rains mean destruction for some farmers, for Ernest Olwangu every drop counts.

• Prices soar as traders run out of tomatoes

  
  2 weeks ago
  The lakeside city has been hit by a tomato shortage, pushing the prices out of the reach of many residents.

• 80,000 coffee farmers to be paid promptly

  
  2 weeks ago
  More than 80,000 coffee farmers will next week receive payments for last month’s produce after a bank allocated Sh200 million.

• Meet the exporter giving farmers a fair price

  
  2 weeks ago
  The price the coffee is sold at once it gets to auction is predominantly determined by licensed dealers....

• Rains boost earnings for farmers

  
  2 weeks ago
  Milk production has gone up as a result of increased forage and pasture.

• Sh5m win came when I was desperate for cash

  
  3 weeks ago
  When Brian Rono’s search for a white-collar job proved elusive, he went for the next practical and available option, potato-farming

• How to keep your dairy feeds mould-free this wet season

  
  3 weeks ago
  Given that hay and silage take time to dry, how can farmers tackle this. First, make sure grass for baling is cut at the right stage ie flowering stag

• Forget politics, I am now a tomato farmer: Mruttu

  
  3 weeks ago
  Since he lost the Taita Taveta County top seat in the last General Election, little has been heard from former governor John Mruttu. But those who kno