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Farmers who bought substandard fertiliser urged to register for compensation
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
Sunflower growers unable to access government-promised seeds
The government’s stalled sunflower seed distribution program has left farmers frustrated as the long rains fall. When Dorcas Malika was registerd for the government’s sunflower promotion project in December of
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