Kenya region, Nandi farmer who abandoned maize for pineapples has no regrets, Automatic poultry drinkers minimize destruction on chicken and vaccination costs for farmers, Technology company launches digital smart brooder that monitors chicks brooding space, Transport company launches refrigerated bus to ferry fresh produce between Nairobi and Mombasa, Milk processor to buy more milk from farmers as it upgrades its plants, KALRO launches 14 more mobile applications for different crops production, Kenyan flower farmers to earn 10 times more thanks to direct flights to the USA, Online marketplace app connects farmers to buyers directly, Agency launches Business to Business Forum to help Busia County farmers access markets, Three Busia Dairy Co-operatives to benefit from milk coolers, Farmers capitalizing on the golden grains of Butere-Mumias, North Rift farmers earn Sh2.3bn from milk sales to Brookside, Taita Taveta County launches cow, sheep and goats auction to boost farmers' income, Chilli exporter manages strict international market rules by drying the crop, Third largest sugar factory in Nyanza region closes down affecting 23000 farmers, Report: Kenya and Uganda tops East Africa in fish production, New tree tomato fruits earn farmers Sh189,000 per acre in eight months, European Union to provide Sh1.2bn to boost regional fish farming industry, Research organization launches high yielding disease resistant Napier grass varieties, Poisonous weed destroys 45 per cent of pasture in Kajiado, Farmer turns to amaranth seeds to increase his earnings by Sh20,000, Government to launch sweet potato factory in Migori, Potato seed treatment technology boosts farmers’ income, Government to spend Sh600m to fight Fall Armyworms, BT cotton variety has potential to up production eight times, Government research organization to host first ever digital farmers’ conference, Small-scale farmers who are making over Sh0.5m a year from mushroom farming, Mwingi farmer to earn Sh977,500 from sheep and goat sales, Global communities intensifies efforts to win more financiers to fund agricultural activities in East Africa, Coffee prices drop by 10 per cent affecting farmers’ income, Safaricom launches Digifarm Depot in Burnt Forest Town to up smallholder farmers’ income, Company opens new lab for animal nutrition to ensure higher quality feeds at low cost, Hay making method for smallholder farmers, Online platform links banana, potato and maize farmers to markets, Pioneering green technology could tackle Kenya pests and pathogens, Agriculture ministry projects 44 per cent increase in maize production this year, Farm uses technology to speed up fish maturity enhancing market linkages and sustainability, Government gives free avocado seedlings to Embu farmers, Beekeeping side-hustle earns Masinga youth Sh58,000 monthly, From brooding chicks in her bedroom to Sh80,000 a month mixed farming venture, Mango juice factory to benefit 12,000 Makueni farmers, Fresh produce supplier receives $100,000 grant from global social impact programme Expo Live to grow farmers’ reach, Bomet farmer earns Sh12,600 a day from dairy farming, Government moves to pay outstanding debt for maize farmers, Kenya farmers grow yields and income with conservation agriculture, Part time farming earns Kisii teacher over Sh80, 000 a month, How to control East Coast Fever disease in cattle, Report: agri-tech companies earns Kenya Sh1.3bn foreign investment, Government sets aside Sh1.5bn to revive pyrethrum farming, Youth turns beekeeping hobby into a Sh700,000 agribusiness venture, How technology is transforming Africa’s agricultural industry, Form two dropout earns Sh3000 daily from banana value addition, FAO launches guidelines for forest usage permissions to benefit the society, Urban residents can reduce cost of living by using vertical bags to grow food, Mukurweini courgette farmer earning Sh100,000 a season by spreading out planting time, Opinion: To attain food security, the government needs to take back control of the smallholder farmers, Government agency trains fruits and vegetable exporters on international market requirements, Experts developing smart technology in poultry and dairy facing financial challenge, Potato and tomato prices rise sharply as maize and kales costs drop, New technology cuts banana ripening time by about 10 days, Tea prices drop due to increase in production, Rwanda smallholder framers to benefit from Africa’s biggest agriculture forum, New grain storage technology to help farmers avoid Sh15bn post-harvest losses, Naivasha farmer earns Sh175,000  a season from a three-quarter acre onion farm, Applying aflasafe chemical two to three weeks ahead of maize flowering stops aflatoxin, Researchers develop a simple transporter machine which can be used to carry farm produce, Government agency to train farmers on how to improve their cattle breeds for free, Kericho farmers to adopt avocado farming to diversify their income, Molo farmer intercrops potato and garden peas, earning year round income, Company contracts farmers to supply supermarkets with onions, tomatoes, kales, spinach and mushrooms, Nyamira family joins hands in farm labour to up their income, Kenya faces wheat shortage as farmers abandon the crop, Once jobless youth turns cassava root into about a half a million business venture, Murang’a farmer earns Sh30,000 from a single aerial yam stem, Kisumu County renews plans to revive cotton farming to benefit farmers within Lake Victoria basin, Mushroom venture earns Juja youth Sh30,000 a day, Government’s maize flour blending policy to reduce shortage and promote sorghum, millet and cassava farming, Ministry to provide free milk coolers to farmer cooperatives to avoid wastage, Why sugarcane production is on the decline in Kenya, Affordable internet enabling farmers improve food production, Sex lure trap controls pest causing rejection of chilli in export markets, European Union to fund over 15,000 coast farmers to grow cashew nuts and sesame (simsim), USAID launches Sh28bn project to help over 200,000 Rwandan farmers improve crop yields, Firm develops an app to help farmers request for tractor services, County milk factory that provides constant milk price for farmers, 2,000 workers staring at job losses as international company closes two flower farms, Vanilla farming can earn a farmer Sh16,000 per tree, Government to build small dams for households to collect rain water, Cabbages, kales and tomatoes earns graduate Sh120,000 in profits in three months, Government sets up research centre to promote silkworm farming in western Kenya, Brookside records 30 per cent increase in farmers’ milk supply, Coffee factory looking for farmers to supply the produce, Exporter looking for farmers to grow French beans and Passion fruits, Flowers, fruits and vegetables export increases Kenya’s earnings by Sh89bn, Mushroom value addition earns a Kakamega youth group Sh2,600 more, Backyard beehives can offer farmers 13 per cent increase in annual honey yields, Masters graduate creates own job with mushroom farming in Kakamega, Simlaw Seeds new capsicum variety doubles yields, Feeding dairy cows on sorghum increases milk production by 47 per cent, International supermarket launches campaign to buy avocados, tomatoes, watermelons and vegetables from local farmers, Government organization encourages Uasin Gishu farmers to plant potatoes instead of maize due to Fall Armyworm infestation, County government initiative to save residents from 80 per cent milk deficit, University receives machine to control aflatoxin from Mexican government, Growing purple tea is seven times more profitable than traditional tea varieties, Disease resistant giant grass can increase milk production by 25 per cent, Oil maker looking for farmers to supply them with moringa seeds, Farming side hustle earns sales representative Sh50,000 a week, Farmers to earn Sh11 more per litre by selling milk to Brookside, Government launches macadamia farming in Embu, Crop nutrition company launches fertiliser with 25 per cent nitrogen content that reduces soil acidity, KALRO lists recommended insecticides to control Fall Armyworm, Beer maker launches new high yielding sorghum variety that can withstand harsh weather, Fungus that protects crops against soil-borne diseases and improve yields, Sahiwal and Jersey cow breeds most suitable for arid and semi-arid areas, Government says farmers who fail to register risk losing out on subsidized fertilizer, Fungicide spray that can help farmers control five field pests, Plan to improve regional road networks, good news for small-scale farmers, Government agency helps farmers sell passion fruits and avocadoes, Kenya to host conference to discuss ways to control Fall Armyworm in June 2018, Kenyan flower and vegetable farmers to learn new ways to make money in farming at trade trip in Netherlands, Farmers count on grafting for more yields and incomes, Avocado exporter looking for 10,000 farmers to grow the crop, Farmer selling grafted apple varieties that mature within one year, Sacco offering soft loan to farmer groups, Maize production to decline by 30 per cent as farmers face shortage of two million bags of fertilizer, Cheap and simple trap that can end Fall Armyworms in less than a week, Macadamia value rises by 19 per cent leading to high demand, Drip kit saves over 70 per cent water in kitchen garden irrigation, NGO turning untilled land into an income generating venture, Government gives free 60,000 orange fleshed sweet potato vines to farmers, Farmer boosts maize nutrition with soy beans, Research organization introduces push-pull technology to stop fall armyworm, Farmer triples his income by growing orange fleshed sweet potato, Pesticide that doubles fruits, vegetables and grain yields, Government launches livestock insurance policy to help farmers prevent losses, Nyandarua farmers growing popular flowers for export, Time your chilli for maximum profits during high demand, Research organization releases a new green gram variety for dry areas, Researchers seek to save mango farmers from all-time post-harvest losses, Farmer targets more income with rising demand for rare crops, Uasin Gishu farmers dump maize for pepper, Onion variety that provide farmer access to early markets, Seed company launches fast maturing, high yielding maize variety, Nairobi Company launches mobile app to help dairy farmers maintain records, Exporter to abandon pineapples for avocados targeting high profit, Research organization introduces cowpea varieties that can yield four tonnes per acre, Government seed agency warns farmers of fake seeds in the market, Eldoret exporter urgently buying red chilli, Farmers milking money from dairy farming in West Pokot, Company provides platform for farmers to sell vegetables in Nairobi shopping malls, County government to build own sugar factory saving farmers transport costs, Mombasa Company invests in coconut husk briquettes to save forests, New pesticide sprayer helps farmers reduce chemical wastage, Flower company gives free sheep to Maasai herders to increase their income, Food and beverage company plans to improve coffee farmers' yields, Local youth group reports saving on baking costs by using sunlight, Farmer earns Sh100,000 a month from selling pig, cow and chicken feeds, New planting method increases Napier grass yields by 20 per cent and milk yields by 50 per cent, Biofuel manufacturer contracts Laikipia farmers to grow croton trees, Coastal region neem tree growers find market from Malindi soap maker, Passion fruits, French beans and snap peas farmers win bid to supply Nairobi businessman, Beer maker contracts 500 Kisumu farmers to grow white sorghum, FAO launches mobile app to control fall armyworm, Nairobi exporter urgently buying fresh green chilli from farmers, Milk company to buy produce from over 160,000 farmers, Bee keeping in farms increases crop yields by 70 per cent, research finds, Flour companies urgently buying maize from all-comers, Organic folia feed stops premature falling of flowers and fruits, Government launches value addition project to market potato, How to stop CBPP disease killing your herd, How bookkeeping is changing life of Narok Farmer, New sunflower and soyabeans market opens up for Kenyan farmers, Farmers double yields with official seeds, Government gives free chicks to women moving them from illicit brewers to chicken keepers, Simlaw Seeds introduces new high yielding tomato variety, Government finds machine to produce twice the pyrethrum from farmers' plants, Thika pickle Company maker buys tomatoes, onions and garlic across Kenya, Bamboo farmers win contract to power Bidco furnaces, App helps farmer predict his farming business, School uses sacks to grow vegetables instead of buying, Farmer reports prices twice as high besides highways than through middlemen, Narok farmer earns Sh8,000 a week from traditional vegetables, Combining manure and fertilizer doubles crop yields, Strathmore University launches business farming training programme, Kisumu poultry farmers to benefit from Sh100m government support, Farmers earn Sh1000 more a year from rainbow rooster eggs, Kuresoi farmer saves Sh6000 monthly by selling milk to a cooperative, Western Kenya to receive rains for the next four days, says Weatherman, Maize farming earns farmer double benefits, Farmers can earn 25 per cent harvest more using P-Mazao fertiliser, NGO inspires value addition of produce for rural farmers, Farm Company launches mini tractor for smallholder farmers, Honey farm earns Sh700 more per kilogram by value addition, Water harvesting increases Mwingi farmer’s livestock herd, New technology helps farmer produce potato seeds in three weeks, Dairy farmers to earn over Sh4.5bn from KCC plant upgrade programme, Farmer grows short-term crops to earn big in just 67 days, Agricultural Center to provide free two day training for Murang’a farmers, Expect minimal rains this year, says Weatherman, Seed Company develops drought and disease resistant maize varieties, Feeding livestock with a mixture of Napier grass and desmodium increases milk yields, Nyamira youth earning Sh1.25m a year from mixed farming, Oserian’s vuvuzela flower variety gains popularity in Kenya, Seed Co introduces new maize variety tolerant to lethal necrosis disease, Makueni farmer adopts bottle drip irrigation for his pawpaws, Maasai herder adopts smart way to avert drought loses, Rice husks, stalks value addition to benefit Mwea rice farmers, Diagnosis and control of cattle calves diarrhea, 20,000 Meru farmers to benefits from sorghum value addition, Amiran launches tomato variety resistant to bacterial wilt, Farmer makes Sh50,000 more a season from tomatoes by avoiding sales orders, Farmer relocates to Nairobi for more customers and profit, Ugandan Scientist develops bio-fertilizer to combat crop diseases, Flower Farm bets on natural solutions to grow flowers, Machakos farmer to make Sh600,000 a month from mushroom farming, Garden turns breeding beauty birds into a tourist attraction venture, Wooden backyard pond keeps away fish predators, NGO launches app to help pastoralists locate water and grazing areas, Farmers to pump water for free with bicycle, KEBS reduces food production certification period from 77 days to 57 days, Zimbabwean business lady excels in dried food, Agricultural stakeholders to market potato as the food of choice, Siaya banker earns Sh83, 000 a month from fruit seedlings side-hustle, Naro Moru farmer gains buyers through Facebook, Government launches programme in colleges to increase tilapia production, Nigerian businessman gives farmers ready market, Family earns Sh100,000 a month on banana farming, Off season: Kisii farmers earn Sh750,000 a month on tomato cultivation, Scientist creates app to detect crop diseases, Government bans avocado exports on shortages, Siaya County farmer earns Sh10,000 a day on poultry side-hustle, Potato farmers opt for free seeds from food processing companies despite its risks, Factory gives Nyanza farmers free lime for soils, Government gives Nyamira farmers pumps to get river water in dry seasons, Mombasa farmer rears ornamental birds on worm-diet, halfs costs, Kenya Breweries Ltd to contract 30,000 sorghum farmers as demand soars, Quality seeds and ready market gives hope for Kitui ‘ndengu’ farmer, Nandi farmer increases milk yields fourfold with silage technology, Dryland Seed Limited to aid Kitui farmers increase green grams yields to 900 kgs, Red Tropicana F1 onion variety triples West Pokot farmer’s income, Grafted mango variety doubles Kitui farmer’s yields, Agriculture ministry launches avocado farming in Embu, Beer company assists Narok farmers get quality barley seeds upping yields, Makueni’s Kikima Dairy plant to save farmers from milk wastages, Kisii company selling backpack portable weeding machine, New improved Newcastle disease resistant Kuroiler kienyeji chicken in the market, Microchip tags to tame cattle theft, spur sales in Laikipia, Star organic farmer championing toxic-free food production, Kenyan farmers embrace high yielding super cow, This dry season: Nyamira farmer teaming with colleagues to make good use of water sources, Star vineyard farmer establishes own wines company, New designed fibre decorticator machines for small scale farmers, Nyeri farmer earns Sh50, 000 in a week from selling pepino melon seedlings, Farmers group help Makueni farmers milk cash from mangoes, Value addition increase Siaya groundnut farmers’ income 29 times, Automated fruit drying machine points over 500 farmers to ripe markets, Kisii farmer earns Sh50, 000 per week from zucchini farming, Accountant’s job or pepino melons; melons earn more, Strawberry farmer targets to earn Sh40, 000 per week during this year’s festive season, Kisumu agriprenuer reaches over 10, 000 farmers with fibre extraction machine, Half an 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