Rice farming

• Upland rice a cross between yielding Asian, disease-resistant African varieties

  
  9 months ago
  With recent breakthrough in development of the New Rice for Africa (Nerica) for upland production systems and the high demand for rice, farmers from Western region are now embracing the venture, which gained popularity in India and Southeast Asia.

• How dry land rice gave desperate Kakamega cane farmer new life

  
  9 months ago
  Three years ago, Asmin Oparanya walked into her farm in Mumias, Kakamega County, and did something she never imagined she would do.

• Spate of donkey theft disturbs Mwea farmers

  
  9 months ago
  Cases of theft of donkeys are on the rise in Mwea region of Kirinyaga County, which could spell doom to the hundreds of owners and their employees.

• From rice husk waste to fertiliser

  
  1 year ago
  Thanks to the innovation of a 28-year-old man in Mwea, rice farmers are able to transform waste generated by rice production into affordable, organic fertiliser.

• We turn broken rice into sizzling snacks

  
  1 year ago
  Ask any rice farmer what is one of their biggest headaches and they will tell you broken rice. Why? Broken rice fetches poor prices at the market and demand is low.

• New rice variety to give farmers more returns

  3 years ago
  The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (Kari) is developing a new improved Basmati rice variety that will cushion farmers against crop loss through blast.