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Staggered production: Enhancing farm produce, human nutrition and market stability

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By Elias Biwott Staggered production or sequential cropping is a practice where crops are planted at intervals or steps to ensure a continuous supply of produce over an extended period. This ensures the alignment of output to market demand. When crops are grown for a single large harvest, usually there is wastage, and profitability is […]

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Pesticidal plants

Pesticidal plants: A sustainable approach to pest control in agriculture

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By Elias Biwott Pests and diseases pose significant challenges to global agriculture, threatening crop yields and food security. These threats are exacerbated by climate change, which alters pest behaviours, extends their habitats, and creates favourable conditions for outbreaks. As the global population grows, ensuring sufficient food production becomes increasingly urgent. However, the overuse of synthetic

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Sweet Potato Value Addition

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By Kelvin Allan IN KENYA, SWEET potatoes have long been a dietary staple, cherished for their nutritional richness and versatility. However, beyond their traditional consumption, sweet potatoes present abundant business opportunities through value addition. Entrepreneurs in Kenya are increasingly recognizing the potential of sweet potato value-added products, tappinginto diverse markets and creating innovative offerings. In

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Sweet Potato roots

Efficient ways to make the most out of sweet potato roots

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By Kelvin Allan SWEET POTATOES CAN be sold fresh, dried or in powder form. The first step in determining how and when to sell the products is conducting a market survey. This is carried out to analyze product pricing, quantities to produce, desired quality of the product, varieties required for the specific market, market segments,

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Nurturing Nature’s Gold: Jackson Chalo’s Journey in Malkia Pawpaw Farming

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By Keziah Otieno In the sun-scorched area of Machakos County’s Mbuuni, where the earth often seems reluctant to yield, Jackson Chalo has orchestrated a remarkable agricultural journey. His journey into pawpaw farming, particularly with the resilient Malkia variety, is not just a tale of cultivation but a testament to perseverance, innovation, and a deep-rooted commitment

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From Drudgery to Delight: How Motorized legume thresher has improved threshing efficiency and yield.

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By Mary Kanda Agricultural Technology Development Centre (ATDC) Katumani is a technology development organization under Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development mandated to empower and capacity-build farmers and SMEs in Machakos, Makueni, Kitui, and Kajiado counties on various agricultural technologies with the aim of increasing agricultural production. One of those technologies that is readily accessible

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Principles of agroecological management of maize pests

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By Grace Kinyanjui Maize is targeted by several pests, which cause significant yield losses. The most damaging pests are the caterpillars (larvae) of Fall armyworm and other night-flying moths such as African armyworm, cutworms, and African maize stalk borer. Other important pests include spotted stem borers, maize beetles, earworms, leafhoppers (vectors of maize streak virus),

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