Farming

• Experts root for youthful farmers

  
  14 hours ago
  The International Coffee Organisation (ICO) has advised counties to find ways to get more youths into the coffee sector.

• Atwoli calls for closure of factories

  
  14 hours ago
  Licensing of many private sugar companies is to blame for the problems facing sugarcane farmers and the near collapse of public millers.

• Worst anthrax outbreak in two decades hits farms

  
  20 hours ago
  More than 50 cows, sheep and horses have died in France's most serious outbreak of anthrax in two decades.

• Bidco seeks sunflower and soybean farmers

  
  1 day ago
  A consumer goods company is looking for local farmers with whom to grow crops used to manufacture edible oils.

• Wheat farmers count losses as prices fall in harvest glut

  
  1 day ago
  Wheat growers are said to be reluctant to trade with NCPB for fear of delayed payments.

• Factory increases tea farmers' pay by Sh10

  
  1 day ago
  A local tea factory has announced plans to increase farmers' pay from Sh15 to Sh25 per kilogramme of green leaf.

• State to list coffee farmers

  
  1 day ago
  The government will register all coffee farmers in move to improve the poorly paying sector.

• Careful! Poor spraying exposes you to risks

  
  3 days ago
  The correct calibration of spraying equipment is the key to safe, effective and cost-efficient herbicide use

• I make sweet cash from this smelly chicken droppings

  
  3 days ago
  At this farm, the chicken droppings are no ordinary waste, they are used in production of animal feeds and crop manure

• What next? Farmers ask in the wake of Roundup cancer ruling

  
  3 days ago
  A spot check by Smart Harvest in breadbasket regions shows that farmers are still using the weed killer

• Farmers demand end to ban on miraa in restaurants

  
  1 week ago
  Miraa farmers have threatened to boycott entertainment spots that outlaw the chewing of the stimulant in their premises.

• Farmers to get State subsidies

  
  1 week ago
  Poor farmers aiming to venture into cotton farming should not be worried about affordability of seeds as Government will offer subsidies.

• Dar bans Kenyan poultry despite biting shortage

  
  1 week ago
  Tanzania cannot import poultry or livestock from Kenya or any EAC country, unless a Tanzanian vet alone has tested them.

• Trap crop: Smart bait for water melon flies

  
  1 week ago
  By planting rows of a trap crop near to your vegetables the pests will be attracted to the trap crop and leave your main crops alone

• From 100 traditional breeds to a few promising exotic heifers

  
  1 week ago
  It is 3pm and Joel Ngengi and his wife Mary Sopilal are busy preparing to milk their two dairy cows, in Mashuru, Kajiado County.

• Why this small dairy farm is an envy of many

  
  1 week ago
  One of the cows emerged the best overall at a past Mombasa ASK Show, demonstrating that even with few cows you make it

• So you want to start a rabbit farm? Follow these guidelines

  
  1 week ago
  There are many breeds of rabbits reared for various reasons like the skin or pelt, urine, for research purposes or as a pet.

• Alert! Your pig may be at risk of deadly flu

  
  1 week ago
  Whenever you don’t mind about people walking into and out of your farm areas, they could carry diseases from one farm to another.

• Irrigation system helps you cut on costs, increase yield

  
  1 week ago
  With this gadget, a farmer is able to remotely manage irrigation at the farm whenever the crops need watering

• New farming model that uses small space takes town by storm

  
  1 week ago
  What farmer was planting on quarter space is now neatly squeezed on a 16-metre bed which accommodates tomatoes, spinach lettuce, cabbage, broccoli.