Exporter wants runner beans
Runner beans growing in a farm. A marketer is looking for 12 tonnes of runner beans per month for export from Kenya. PHOTO BY GARDEN
October 27, 2016
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October 2016
Agripreneur sells potted crops for urban rooftop farming
A potted pepino melon plant with fruits. A Nairobi agripreneur is selling potted strawberries and pepino melons to prospective urbanite farmers. PHOTO BY Gardens4You. Urbanites,
October 27, 2016
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Company flavours tea to boost youth consumption
PHOTO: A farmer enjoys plucking tea. Marketing companies are flavouring tea to increase its acceptability among the youth, to increase consumption. PHOTO BY JUSTEA. The
October 26, 2016
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Brewery wants sorghum and millet
PHOTO: Farmers harvesting finger-millet in Western Kenya in an undated photo. EABL is looking for at least 30,000 tonnes of millet and sorghum to meet
October 26, 2016
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Farmers spend Sh94 to winnow over 500kg grains per hour
Farmers can separate up to 540kg of gains from chaff per hour at a cost of less than Sh100 using a motorised winnowing machine from
October 14, 2016
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Gutters zero greenhouse irrigation costs for vegetable farmers
Farmers in areas receiving rainfall can incur almost zero irrigation costs by installing gutter-fixed greenhouses from the Vintage Green Limited. This is a new feature
October 10, 2016
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Stove turns killer gas to cooking energy and charcoal from waste
Farmers can convert deadly carbon monoxide gas into cooking energy while making charcoal from waste wooden pieces for reuse or sale using a stove from
October 10, 2016
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Piglet teeth clipping stops mastitis
Farmers can cut on sow mastitis treatment costs by clipping piglet teeth on the first day after birth. Clipping involves ‘cutting’ or blunting of the
October 4, 2016
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Manual decordicator shells 30 times more groundnuts than hand
Farmers can shell over 30 times more groundnuts per person per day using a manual decordicator machine from the Agricultural Technology Development Centre (ATDC), Mtwapa,
October 3, 2016
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