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New rainfed rice could unlock thousands of acres, save Kenya billions in imports
The introduction of new hybrid rice varieties that can be grown without flooding has made rice farming viable in over one million hectares of land, providing an answer to Kenya’s...
Rising food prices push rotting vegetables onto plates exposing consumers to cancerous toxins
While the dangers of eating grains infected with aflatoxins have been well-documented, there is little information on a common occurrence with Kenyan and African farmers in general– consumption of spoilt
Small, mid-sized coffee farmers raise incomes 35% through pulping
Coffee pulping or shelling refers to the removal of the red skin from ripe coffee cherries. This leaves a fruit or pulp for washing/ fermentation and drying. In Kenya, this
Kenyan farmers embrace disease-resistant cassava on rising prices
Cassava is a hardy, drought-tolerant crop ideal for smallholder farmers as it can be grown across a variety of conditions. The crop grows in areas with rainfall as low as
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