Baby corn best for short season rains
Baby corn maize at a growing field. Insert is mature harvested baby corn. Photo by Agrifarming.in. Farmers growing baby corn have a chance to feed
March 24, 2017
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March 2017
It is one irrigation in two months with polythene mulching
A seed company officer holds a watermelon during the 2016 Machakos ASK Show. Dry region farmers can use polythene lining to cut irrigation in dry
March 21, 2017
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Telegram group offers farmers free info
One of the posters encouraging farmers to join FarmerBot. Photo courtesy More than 22,000 farmers in Kenya have joined a growing social media network group
March 20, 2017
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Mombasa paying highest for groundnuts
Farmer selecting groundnut pods. Mombasa is paying more money for groundnuts than other town in Kenya. Photo by Farm Radio International. Groundnuts traders in Mombasa
March 20, 2017
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App alerts buyers of prospected harvest
Nyeri County farmers shows off his organically produced onions. Farmers can notify the market of expected produce via an an app. Photo courtesy. In avoiding
March 17, 2017
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Avocado farmers to earn more from EU in April
Avocado seller at a local market. Kenya avocado export has an expanded market in Europe in April ahead of the entry from Peru. Photo
March 16, 2017
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Cotton farmers to earn more as shortage bites
Joram Kaindi of Syngenta briefs pupils on growing cotton at the agri-firm’s demonstration farm in Mombasa during the 2016 ASK Show. The government has increased
March 15, 2017
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Water hyacinth turned to animal feed
Kakamega County farmer Isaac Shilaro with his cow at the Moi ASK Shoground, Kakamega, in 2016. Homa Bay youths are making cheap, but rich feeds
March 14, 2017
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Some 23,000 potato farmers to access markets
Kiambu County farmer, Patrick Njenga, harvesting potatoes from his Kimende farm in 2016. International organisations are working to contract over 23,000 farmers so enable them
March 13, 2017
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Tractor weeds a maize and potato acre for Sh200
James Mwangi with the Ultra-Power-150 Model B tractor from the KITI, The tractor requires about Sh200 to weed one acre of potatoes or maize. Photo by
March 13, 2017
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