Crops

Grain amaranth has multiple uses as a vegetable, nutrient-rich grain, livestock feed as well as industrial uses. Currently, grain amaranth...

The entry of new hybrid sunflower varieties is helping increase farmers' output while improving resistance to drought. These include the...

Farmers who had their crops destroyed by the March-May long rains have been advised not to plant any new crops...

Kenya’s biggest pineapple producer Del Monte will begin production of biofertilizer from pineapple waste in June. The company is looking...

Since its heydays in the 90’s, coconut farming has experienced a steep decline in fortunes. Key to this is the...

Smallholder banana farmers in Western Kenya can avoid losses by growing Black leaf streak (BLS) resistant varieties. The varieties are...

Smallholder farmers in Kenya can improve fertility in their farms by protecting the soil from erosion, avoiding burning crop residues,...

Farmers, who apply lime regularly into soil to reduce acidity, increase the efficiency of fertiliser nutrient availability for crop utilisation...

With just eight months remaining, Kenyan coffee stakeholders are racing against time to ensure compliance with the EU’s new deforestation...

By con­struct­ing water reser­voirs farm­ers are able to save on wa­ter­ing costs as well as avoid re­li­ance on rain-fed ag­ri­cul­ture—al­low­ing...