Livestock & Dairy
3d agoThe real cost of rearing 500 broilers, line by line
Chicks, feed, vaccines and labour: what a batch costs and earns.
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Tea
3d agoWhy tea auction prices fell for a third straight week
Weaker demand from key buyers and higher volumes weighed on prices.
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Crops
3d agoFive drought-tolerant maize varieties for semi-arid counties
Seed companies and researchers recommend these for the short rains.
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Policy
3d agoHow to register for the fertiliser subsidy before the deadline
What to bring, where to go and how the e-voucher works.
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Markets & Trade
3d agoVegetable prices to watch this week
Tomatoes, kale and onions lead the changes at the main wholesale markets.
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Crops
3d agoAgronomists: test your soil before you buy fertiliser
A KES 1,500 soil test can save many times that in wasted inputs.
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Agritech
3d agoSoil sensors help Naivasha growers water only when crops need it
Growers say they cut water use by a quarter in one season.
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Horticulture
3d agoHow to get your avocado orchard export-certified
A step-by-step guide to inspections, records and packhouse contracts.
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Coffee
3d agoWhat the new coffee bill means for co-operative members
The bill changes how farmers are paid and who markets their coffee.
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Climate & Weather
3d agoPasture runs short in northern rangelands as water pans dry
Herders are moving livestock earlier than usual in search of grazing.
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Crops
3d agoOx-plough training returns in Turkana as fuel costs bite
Groups say a pair of trained oxen pays for itself within two seasons.
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Crops
3d agoNarok wheat farmers count losses after a late-season hailstorm
County officers estimate damage on about 4,000 acres close to harvest.
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Agritech
3d agoTractor-hire apps now reach farmers in 12 counties
Smallholders book ploughing by phone and pay per acre through mobile money.
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Agribusiness
3d agoWarehouse receipts let grain farmers borrow against their stored harvest
Certified warehouses issue receipts that banks accept as collateral.
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Livestock & Dairy
3d agoCage fish farming on Lake Victoria draws a new wave of investors
Tilapia cages now cover more than 3,000 points along the Kenyan shore.
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Women in Agriculture
3d agoWomen's groups lead a shift to drought-tolerant sorghum
Group plots in Makueni are planting early to catch the first rains.
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Livestock & Dairy
3d agoBaringo beekeepers earn more after honey is certified for export
Certified honey now sells at nearly twice the local price per kilo.
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Livestock & Dairy
3d agoGoat traders in Garissa see demand rise ahead of the festive season
Prices for a mature goat have climbed to KES 9,000 at the main livestock market.
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Markets & Trade
3d agoOnion prices double at Wakulima market as supply dips
Traders blame a short crop in Kajiado and delays at the Namanga border.
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Agritech
3d agoCentre-pivot irrigation expands on Galana-Kulalu blocks
Another 2,000 acres are due under pivots before the long rains.
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