Nakuru farmers - Sacco Review | The Leading Newspaper for Co-operative Movement in Kenya

Nakuru smallholder farmers trained on modern farming technologies

Sacco ReviewOctober 22, 202606 mins

Nakuru vegetable farmers are being equipped with skills to improve productivity and farm incomes. Climate-smart technologies are offering new ways to sustain vegetable production throughout the year. Farmers are embracing modern techniques to strengthen food security and create rural jobs. Smallholder vegetable farmers in Nakuru County have received a major boost after a programme was…

Nakuru farmers visit Kirinyaga to learn irrigation success

Sacco ReviewSeptember 22, 202604 mins

Nakuru farmers tour Kirinyaga irrigation schemes for practical lessons Peer exchange highlights ways to improve farm productivity Farmers learn how to manage and sustain irrigation projects Farmers from Nakuru County have been taken on a practical learning journey to Kirinyaga to see how successful irrigation schemes are run and how they can turn irrigation infrastructure…

Farmers turn surplus potatoes into soap for extra income

Sacco ReviewAugust 31, 202606 mins

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…

Nakuru farmers receive sunflower seeds to boost oil output

Sacco ReviewAugust 20, 202606 mins

Nakuru distributes 7,000kg of sunflower seeds to 2,500 farmers. County targets 30,000 acres of sunflower farming in three years. Programme aims to cut edible oil imports and boost farmer incomes. The County Government of Nakuru has distributed 7,000 kilograms of certified sunflower seeds to 2,500 farmers to boost local edible oil production. The programme aims…