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7.500 farmers access cheap agriculture machinery through self-help model
Kenyan smallholder farmers are utilising the Machinery Rings (MR) self-help model to access mechanised farming services without having to purchase costly farm equipment. Originating in Germany, the concept relies on...
NCPB compensating farmers who bought substandard fertiliser
The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has announced that it has begun compensating farmers who bought substandard fertiliser under the government’s fertilizer subsidy program. This follows a directive from the
Soil compaction robs farmers of 60% of their yield
As Kenyan farmers increasingly mechanise their agricultural practices to raise their yields and earnings, farmers should be wary of degrading soils through heavy agriculture machinery compaction. Soil compaction is mainly
Dollar-touting Gulf buyers fly into Kenya hunting beef for export
The disruption of usual meat supply channels from Kenya to the Middle East has seen beef traders from the Gulf fly into Kenya with pockets full of dollars which has
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