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1. Position: Regional deployable food security & livelihood specialist (Re-Advert) Employer: Plan international Location: Nairobi About the job:As the Regional...
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Planning for last year's short-season weather saw farmer Michael Mumia fly free of the 25 per cent losses suffered by...
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By Shuaibu Anokehi Yahaya Nigerian farmers can now access two varieties of fast-maturing and drought-tolerant open-pollinated maize seeds that increase...
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By Henry Jami Mang’eni Farmers increase the growth rates of their coconuts by 30 per cent and get up to three...
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Farmers growing one of Kenya’s fastest-growing cash crops, castor beans, should avoid them or their children ingesting the highly toxic...
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By Henry Jami Mang’eni Farmers are earning Sh12,000 per 90Kg bag growing Nyota beans-- 75 per cent more than those growing...
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1. Position: Senior research associate nourishing food pathway Employer: Global Alliance Location: Nairobi Responsibilities Supporting the implementation of high-quality,...
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By Henry Jami Mang’eni Farmbizafrica breaks down Kenya’s three main coconut varieties; their production, maturity time, yield, lifespan, and the different...
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Indigenous farmers and smallholder farmers outside of Africa have made more from their plots of land by mixed cropping which...
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Seed companies and sugar makers are racing to find a higher-yielding sugar beet for Kenyan farmers as the crop’s pilot...
