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Understanding soil microorganisms and their role is vital for farmers

Knowledge of soil microorganisms can help farmers to optimise nutrient management and reduce reliance on synthetic fertilisers, a new report says. Those fertilisers can have…

How alternative protein sources like insect-based feed and lab-grown meat are impacting animal agriculture

Year by year, decade by decade, the world is ever changing. The global population continues to increase, economic status is rising, thus creating change in…

Kenyan youth revolutionise livestock sector with online platform for pastoralists

By Zablon Oyugi Two Wajir County youth have created an online platform to enable smallholders especially pastoralists in arid and semi-arid lands of Kenya access…

Kenya Launches Guidelines to Boost Horticultural Productivity

The National Horticulture Taskforce in Kenya has introduced Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) guidelines for avocado, beans, and peas in pods. These guidelines aim to help…

The rising risks: improving your farm’s fire safety

Although the agricultural sector plays a significant role in ensuring food availability, no farmer can afford prolonged downtime as margins become more constrained and demand…

INVITATION TO THE NATIONAL POTATO CONFERENCE AND TRADE FAIR ON 30TH and 31ST MAY 2023

Potato is the second most important food and cash crop after maize in Kenya and occupies a prime position in terms of its contribution to…

Dr Agnes Kalibata, AGRA President, Joins COP28 President’s Advisory Committee to Address Climate Change

By David Kipkorir Dr Agnes Matilda Kalibata, the President of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), has been appointed to the Advisory Committee…

Kenya to shift half of its horticulture export from air to sea freight

By Zablon Oyugi The Kenyan government and players in the horticulture export sector have come up with a shift plan to move the country’s fresh…

Why a soil test is crucial

CLIFFORD AKUMU clifford@smartfarmerkenya.com With any mention of reducing crop harvests or problems with soils, the first question on any experts’ lips is: Have you tested…

Global Experts Unite to Strengthen Plant Health Management in the Global South

During the recent International Day of Plant Health, a group of experts from across the globe sat together in a webinar. Agenda: to discuss and…

Kenya Dairy Board’s principles of clean milk production

BY KENYA DAIRY BOARD Raw milk is almost sterile at the point of secretion from the udder of a healthy cow. However, it is highly…

Uganda’s fish value chain goes high-tech with real-time fisheries data

By Smart Farmer Writer In Uganda, over 670 stakeholders of the fish value chain are accessing comprehensive fisheries data from Lakes Albert and Victoria, in…

Enhancing energy metabolism in poultry diets

By John Owaga One of the objectives of any poultry producer is to feed his or her chickens with a balanced diet, at the least…

CABI to help increase healthy vegetable production and consumption in Kenya and Ethiopia

CABI has joined forces with the World Vegetable Centre and SNV to help increase healthy vegetable production and consumption in Kenya and Ethiopia as part…

Five-year Zoetis initiative to boost livestock and fisheries health and productivity

By Smart Farmer Writer The livestock and fisheries sectors in Kenya, including farmers, are set to benefit from a new initiative dubbed, African Livestock Productivity…