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By Zuneid Yousuf Described as "a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease", wheat blast has been recently confirmed for the first time on the African continent by the International...
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By George Munene Using artificial and natural nematicides smallholder farmers in Kenya can control the potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a...
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By Eric Kimunguyi There is a device being used rather often lately by our most vocal lobbyists as they chase...
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By George Munene The banana plant is a low maintenance hardy herbaceous crop, but the yellow sigatoka is amongst the...
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By George Munene Early blight is one of the common and hazardous tomato diseases. It however also hits potatoes, peppers...
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By the Farmbiz Team These are the recommended colour coding guidelines for pesticide labels as recommended by FAO, which are...
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By George Munene Kenya has emerged as a pilot nation for a new spray service, known as SprayPros spray service...
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By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO Agrochemicals Association of Kenya A communication gulf exists in our modern world between scientists and non-scientists....
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FarmBiz TV:Farmer deploys vertical farming to get pest-free vegetables for daughter’s medical needs.
By John Matava When his young daughter suffered complications from gastritis, Onesmus Muthuri ventured into vertical farming to secure a...
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By Emily Okello In 2017, Nyamira County farmer Grace Mbera lost 80 per cent of her quarter-acre maize plantation to...
