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Farmers can turn damaged potatoes into soap instead of losing them to waste. Potato soap sells for about Ksh200, creating a new income stream. KALRO is offering training on potato value addition. Potato farmers and young entrepreneurs are being encouraged to turn surplus and damaged potatoes into soap as part of efforts to reduce post-harvest…
A new cotton ginnery is being installed in Teso North to process farmers’ produce locally. The facility will produce lint, cotton seed oil and animal feed, creating new value addition opportunities. Farmers are being encouraged to increase cotton production to meet the ginnery’s processing capacity. The establishment of a new cotton ginnery at Jairos Farmers’…
KALRO Coffee Research Institute has graduated farmers trained in modern coffee farm management practices. The training covered farm establishment, crop management, good farming practices and harvesting. KALRO says continued training will help farmers improve productivity and support the revival of Kenya’s coffee sector A new cohort of farmers has completed coffee farm management training at…
KALRO Tea Research Institute has distributed 20,000 elite tea seedlings to farmers in Kapkoros and Boito, Bomet County, to boost yields. The seedlings include drought tolerant TRFK 301/5 and high volume TRFCA SFS 150, developed for Kenya’s tea growing highlands. The Ministry of Agriculture is also promoting avocado and coffee farming in Bomet to diversify…
KALRO is training 20,000 farmers in five counties on the drought tolerant and disease resistant Waithera bean variety. The programme is promoting farmer aggregation, better market prices and links to processors and export markets. Waithera matures in 60 to 70 days and can produce up to 10 bags of 90kg per acre. At least 20,000…
Ministry invites stakeholders to validate draft digital agriculture policy and bill on August 7 at KALRO headquarters in Nairobi Drafts propose a national framework for agricultural data and digital technologies and establish the Kenya Agricultural Digital Information Centre (KADIC) Public can submit written memoranda through email or to the Ministry before the validation meeting on…
A Ksh 580 million Korea funded rice seed project in Mwea aims to reduce Kenya’s rice deficit by producing high quality certified seeds. The K Rice Belt Project will produce about 700 tonnes of certified rice seed annually and train farmers on modern farming technologies. The initiative seeks to cut rice imports, boost farmer yields…
The Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) has finally compensated a farmers’ group KSh394,800 for indigenous vegetable seeds supplied in 2012, closing a protracted dispute that dragged on for fourteen years. The settlement was reached after mediation by the Commission on Administrative Justice (CAJ) The farmers had petitioned the Commission, accusing KALRO, then operating…
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) has partnered with stakeholders in the livestock sector to come up with a project proposal aimed at supporting livestock trade and export in the Eastern Africa region. The project, funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) will be implemented by KALRO and the Food and…
A new type of dairy cow has been introduced in Kenya to help farmers produce more and better quality milk. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) has created the breed by crossing the high milk producing Friesian cow with the tough, disease-resistant Sahiwal breed. The result is a “super breed” expected to give…
