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 business venture. For mango growers who incurred losses in the peak season late last year from fruit fly infestation, this edition offers affordable and safe approaches to manage fruit flies and evade losses come the next season.
The rains have been intermittent and as we know, certain poultry diseases thrive in wet seasons. Read on for information on how to prevent and manage coccidiosis in chickens. As you get ready for the planting season, ensure to do things purposely.
Do not fall into the trap of doing things out of routine, plan to grow food in a sustainable way, without degrading your soil with synthetic chemicals; instead, choose to enrich your soil for the long-term using organic matter.
In November edition we guided you on using various types of green manure. In this edition, you will learn how to make plant tea from various plants as well as making vermicompost and how to apply them on soil and plants for optimal growth.
Finally, how much is your farmer group doing to grow? Be inspired by Kwa Ngindu Farmers Group in Makueni which is on its way to becoming a micro-lender thanks to the ambition and diligence of its members.
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