Rampant theft of avocados – touted as the new ‘green gold’ – has been on the rise in Murang’a County. This has forced farmers in the county, which is the…
Read moreIt is two weeks since farmer Grace started harvesting her capsicum crop. She is doing it twice a week. She already had a ready market for her fruits, selling to…
Read moreFarmer Moses’ maize crops are currently at tasseling stage, a sign of good things to come in the next few months. Tasseling is one of the critical stages in maize…
Read moreDressed in a black overcoat, Kenneth Mutwiri digs the soil around an arrowroot plant using a machete to loosen it. He then uproots the plant, revealing a tuber weighing about…
Read moreLydia Karegi, a smallholder farmer in Kiereni village in Chuka, tried a number of farming practices in an effort to get better harvests but her yields kept dwindling year after…
Read moreOver a year ago, Antony Mutuku heard about pepino melon, a wonder fruit that has taken farmers across the country by storm. Having seen his friend farm it and get…
Read moreLocated some 10km off Machakos-Wote Road is Nziu, a dry village surrounded by hills. The village experiences moderate temperatures that make mangoes, oranges, pixies, pawpaws and tomatoes thrive. Agnes Mbithe…
Read moreFarmers in different parts of the country are grappling with an outbreak of mealybugs, an insect that is attacking various kinds of crops, including fodder. The soft-bodied wingless insects that…
Read moreA thrumming decorticator welcomes visitors to Kyumani, a sleepy neighbourhood in Masongaleni, one of the driest regions in Makueni County. The last two decades have seen the rural farming community…
Read moreThe Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya and donor aid agencies have launched a digital communication strategy to increase the export capacity of Kenyan-grown avocados and bananas. FPCK is Kenya’s leading…
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