Browsing: Agriculture

Farmers have every reason to smile even as try whether conditions reduce the supply of tomatoes, thus increasing prices.

However, in the countries of Uganda and Tanzania, the situation is less worrying.

Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya ordered the milk processor to increase milk prices from the current the Shs.25 to Shs.33 per liter.

Reports show birds are the most essential biological means of fighting locusts.

To deal with such cases of drought, farmers need to cultivate drought resistant crops, which can aid in reducing cases of hunger and malnutrition among Kenyans in arid and semi-arid areas.

The crop pilot farming was conducted in the country for a period of five years, proving successful following increased production.

Brookside has been exploiting farmers by reducing prices of milk, yet its retail price in major stalls proves expensive than other companies.

Barley being the main raw material for KBL’s beers, the company continues to invest heavily in research, offering production solutions to barley growers through its subsidiary East African Malting (EAML).

Fusarium wilt produces symptoms such as wilting, chlorosis and necrosis, premature leaf drop, browning of the vascular system, stunting and damping-off in tomatoes

The Foundation has so far sponsored 655 students through secondary school.