Farming flowers constitutes a world of labor, expense and delicacy. From the moment of planting in seed bed to the rigorous irrigation routine, tendering after roses, carnations and chrysanthemums among other blooms is a...

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The cashew nut sector has gone through an interesting timeline: from the now nearly 10-year ban of 2009 of raw nut exports to enhance processing to the reliance on Tanzania by processors to meet...

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While its oblong, misshapen shape may cheat the eye to look the other way, the orange-flesh sweet potato is a superfood beckoning for exploitation. Traditionally, families in Kenya have subsisted on the tuber as...

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Despite the bottlenecks that faced the sector including a protracted dry spell, Kenya's horticulture has made a leapfrog in 2017 by netting in $3.05b. This was some KSH89 billion more than the figures for...

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Kenya's agriculture brings food to the table to 60% of locals who constitute the largest workforce in the country. Yet, due to underutilization, the sector represents just 30% of the country's Gross Domestic Product....

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Matoke, bogoya and ndizi are some of the mother tongue and regional names you are likely to come by. They refer to arguably the most nutritious of all fruits: East African highland bananas. How...

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  The avocado sector in Kenya has recovered since recent bans to South Africa if the $65 million the country has amassed in export in the past four years is anything to go by. In...

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About 40 to 50% of Kenya mangos undergo losses at the farm due to poor storage and lack of market or processing incentives. This is among the highest of any crop in the country....

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Introduction In Brazil, where they originated, cashews had the name acaju. It appears that the Tupi people even influenced their colonialists from Portugal into the close renaming of the nut. The Portuguese simply called it ...

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Conservation farming entails the use of practical steps that can anticipate climate change effects such as drought to avert food insecurity. Farmers in the dry areas of Kenya are practicing the method through the...

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Kenya is at the start of the fuerte avocado season which runs from March every year. Despite the high rainfall the country has experienced in recent months, harvests and transportation of avocado exports have...

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