Vincent Kipyegon Strawberries are a group of bright red juicy fruits that often grow in clusters that have delicious fleshy taste and nutritional benefits. They can be consumed raw and fresh, cooked or frozen. Its delicious taste makes it a useful additive to variety food products. Strawberries are a good source of vitamin C, manganese, […]
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Mary Mutisya With changing climatic conditions and food seasons, many farmers are going into smart farming to feed their families and earn a living. Some have turned to mushroom farming targeting high end markets where their demand is high. Mushrooms are some of the most nutritious foods, with at least 7 species being medicinal. Some
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By Sonja Leitner, David Ngome and Daniel Mulat Animal manure is a valuable resource in the farm as it contains important nutrients that are vital for plant growth. Today there is a growing trend of farmers who do not have livestock in their farms purchasing animal manure from farmers with livestock. This is because animal
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TOF Magazine December 2021 Dear Reader,This is the planting season and as the saying goes, you reap what you sow. This calls upon farmers to ensure that they sow seeds of good quality to reap satisfactorily. For details on maize seed varieties suitable for your climatic region refer to TOF Issue No.188, published in the
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Charles Kimani In most Kenyan homes, a meal is not complete without tomatoes making tomato growing an attractive venture for most farmers in agribusiness. However, tomato growing has its fair share of challenges especially since tomatoes are highly suspecitible to pests and diseases. Farmers need to be adequately informed as lack of information can leave
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By Susan Wanjiru A few years ago, I met a dairy farmer in Uasin Gishu, whose cow would suffer nasty bouts of mastitis quite often. The infections would always start from the same teat and spread to her other teats. Eventually, the vet advised the farmer that he would sterilize the cow’s udder. The farmer
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Dear Reader, Every New Year brings with it new aspirations. At TOF Magazine, we believe that you have new ideas to grow your farming ventures and take up challenges that were hard to overcome last year. This edition gives you a unique idea of growing butternuts not just for consumption at home, but as a
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TOF Magazine December 2021 Dear Reader, we hope that you are having a great start to the year. Last year, farmers faced numerous challenges since rainfall was inadequate in most parts of the country. In this edition, we share information on techniques such as Conservation Agriculture (CA) and agroforestry, elaborating why you should consider planting
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Dear reader as the year comes to an end, we are happy to share with you the latest issue of TOF Magazine. In this issue, you get to learn affordable farming techniques to employ on your farm to realize better yields and reduce the cost of production. Read on for this and much more.
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By Vincent Kipyegon Capsicum, popularly known as pilipili hoho, is a short term vegetable crop mainly used to add spicy flavours and essential nutrients to meals. Capsicum provides essential health benefits and diet to the body. It keeps the heart healthy, it is rich in vitamin B6 which is important for formation of red blood
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