Rice farming

• Bountiful harvest for upland rice farmers

  
  2 months ago
  Crop takes between three to five months to be ready for market.

• Increasing yield: Less water, more rice

  
  3 months ago
  SRI aims to stimulate the root system of plants rather than trying to increase yields in the conventional way – using of improved seeds and synthetic

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

  
  1 year 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

  
  1 year 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

  
  1 year 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

  
  2 years 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

  
  2 years 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

  4 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.