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KAKAMEGA/NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Catherine Wanjala's small maize farm in western Kenya was suffering. Her crops would stop growing at knee height and her field was peppered with the ...
Some Kenyans have left the corporate world to embrace farming, and for them, returning to employment is not an option.
A groundbreaking, nine-year study has revealed that elephants approaching small-scale farms in Kenya avoid beehive fences housing live honey bees up to 86% of the time during peak crop seasons ...
In Kenya, small-scale onshore aquaculture combined with sustainable agroecology practices is boosting food security and incomes for smallholder farmers. Though most of these farms are quite small ...
We used to have seasons of milk glut but now the dairy sector in Kenya ... turns Kitui farm into green haven Rice production gets impetus in a multi-million irrigation project A small-scale ...
However, in Ngilai, a small village ... The shift towards farming is also being embraced by many in Ngilai and is being scaled up in other pastoral communities in Kenya. Beneficiaries of the ...
It’s a hot, sunny day in Miu, a rural village in south-central Kenya. And 31-year ... Nzioka began learning to farm when he was 7. His parents would make a small hole and he’d toss a couple ...
By integrating small-scale farmers into larger agricultural ... agroforestry, and organic farming, Kenya can position itself as a leader in sustainable agriculture while contributing to global ...
Mini grid electricity can make rural agribusinesses in Nigeria and Kenya more productive. Their electricity payments could help deliver power to rural homes too.
The more I’ve learned about alternative surfboard manufacturing, the more I become impressed by the innovation and ingenuity popping up around the world–whether it’s a seaweed and beeswax ...