Crop Production

Flower blooms; Photo courtesy The most disappointing thing in tomato farming whether in the greenhouse or outdoor is having healthy…

Components of the bio-slurry plant and their functions Mixing Tank & Inlet pipe: Preparation and introduction of feed stock into…

Department says drought will persist until end month as rain bearing winds are ‘sitting’ in Tanzania owing to low pressure.…

Greenhouses are framed or inflated structures covered with transparent or translucent material large enough to grow crops under partial or…

Downy mildew is one of the major and serious horticultural crop disease that has troubled many. Its caused by fungi…

Do you know having your soil tested improves production? The majority of small scale farmers are yet to embrace soil…

A bill that proposes to ban exporting unprocessed coffee has been published. In June last year, Gatundu South MP Moses…

Besides more unpredictable weather and changing crop diseases, Kenyan farmers face another worry: counterfeit seed. Seed sold as something other than…

Nut traders and processors have rejected the Sh170 per kilo price of macadamia set by growers. On February 15, the…

Horticulture earnings hit Sh153 billion last year making it the third foreign exchange earner after diaspora remittances (Sh272 billion) and…