Why enterprising farmers in Tinderet in Kenya’s Rift Valley are dumping maize for Irish potatoes
The crop’s popularity is also driven by its resilience. Farmers like Samuel Kiprotich in Chebarus village praise potatoes for performing well even with erratic rainfall.
Murang’a and Nebraska State in USA forge partnership to boost farming and skills export
Speaking when he led a delegation of US investors and academics for a courtesy call on Governor Irungu Kang’ata, Evnen said Nebraska State had already signed a labour mobility agreement with the national government to create opportunities for Kenyan workers abroad.
Swapping hospital corridors for rows of capsicum: Why retirement isn’t a curse for 81 year-old Vihiga nurse
After decades in the medical field, friends and relatives assumed Imbwaga would follow the beaten path: settle into a quiet, idle life. But Mama Erika had other plans: she swapped hospital corridors for greenhouses and today she is one of the county’s most admired capsicum farmers.
Machine to slash rice production cost in central Kenya and Lake Victoria Basin
Peterson Gicobi from National Irrigation Authority said the machine saves time as it takes human labour almost the whole day to transplant for an acre while the machine could accurately do it within an hour.
