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6 Easy Tips To Improve The Security On Your Farm

#FarmersTrendFebruary 20, 2019No Comment2019-02-20T10:51:12+00:00

Most farms consist of a large land area to allow ample space for plants to thrive. However, along with its vastness, owners may have a difficult time monitoring it and…

Hass Avocado Farmers in Kenya rips big as export demand increases by 80%

#FarmersTrend February 13, 2019 No Comment2019-02-13T15:36:37+00:00

Avocado exporters are reporting an increase in demand of up to 80 percent in comparison to last season, even as the peak season from March to August is yet to…

A complete guide on cauliflower farming in Kenya

#FarmersTrend February 2, 2019 No Comment2019-02-02T14:41:14+00:00

Cauliflower is a flower vegetable that belongs to the brassica family together with cabbage, broccoli, kale, Chinese cabbage and Brussel sprouts. The only difference is that while cabbage forms a…

A-Z on Mint farming in Kenya: An aromatic perennial herb

#FarmersTrend January 14, 2019 No Comment2019-01-14T14:50:05+00:00

Mint is an aromatic perennial herb belonging to the family Lamiaceae and is grown for its leaves. The leaves are used fresh or dried to make teas, jams and desserts.…

Success Story, Opportunities and Concerns From Hass Avocado Farmers

#FarmersTrendFebruary 21, 2019No Comment2019-02-21T11:24:48+00:00

If there is one crop that has suddenly become a craze among farmers across the country, it is the hass avocado. From Eldoret, Nyeri, Embu to Meru, traditional cash crops…

A veteran farmer in Embu holds to indigenous banana

#FarmersTrend November 28, 2018 No Comment2018-11-28T16:07:34+00:00

Luigina Mbiro Njuki is a banana farmer in Gicheche village, Embu County. Despite the popularity of tissue culture (TC) banana, 63 years old, formerly an official at Kenya National Bureau…

Tamarillo Kenya, a new tree tomato agro-processing plant in Mweiga – Success STORY OF Daniel Kiboi

#FarmersTrend November 25, 2018 No Comment2018-11-25T15:47:52+00:00

Tamarillo Kenya: Inside the agro-processing plant in Mweiga, some 20 minutes drive from Nyeri Town, machines cling as they fill plastic bottles of various sizes with juice and jam. Daniel…

Vegetable farming brings hope into the life of a computer engineer in Nairobi

#FarmersTrend November 22, 2018 No Comment2018-11-22T17:50:29+00:00

Joseph Kiarie owns Thiboro farm in Dagoretti constituency - Nairobi County. He shares with Our writer Malachi Motano on how he makes profit from the varieties of vegetables he grow,…

From law school Brian Kinyanjui becomes a vegetable farmer by choice in Kiambu

#FarmersTrend November 21, 2018 No Comment2018-11-21T15:34:02+00:00

Meet Brian Kinyanjui Kahonya. Despite of studying law at the University of Nairobi, the 28years old has become a farmer growing varieties of vegetables in apiece of land he inherited…

Women group in Embu County take banana farming a notch higher

#FarmersTrend November 20, 2018 No Comment2018-11-20T14:59:48+00:00

Faith Mbogo cultivates banana in Kirigi village, Embu County, a venture she almost gave up about six years ago due to exploitation by middle men, but has instead renewed hope…

Former BOG teacher reaps big from his farming venture – Success story of Francis Kimani Mwangi

#FarmersTrend November 20, 2018 No Comment2018-11-20T11:33:17+00:00

Francis Kimani Mwangi is a teacher turned farmer. He only taught for four months as an employee of the board of governors (BOG) at Ngoliba Sec School, a year later…

Slaying on the farm – success story of a young woman farmer – Abach Eunice Sarah

#FarmersTrend October 26, 2018 No Comment2018-10-26T16:22:40+00:00

Meet Abach Eunice Sarah a budding agripreneur from Tororo, Uganda who is slaying both on farm and off farm and smiling to the bank, here is her story. HOW IT…

Success story of a young woman making it big in farming – Maria Zileni

#FarmersTrend October 26, 2018 No Comment2018-10-26T16:13:23+00:00

Maria Zileni Zaloumis other wise known as the Zed farmer who has brought a huge difference into the agriculture sector . Looking at her from away and away from her…

Poultry Keeping brings fortune into the life of a Nyeri Woman – Success story of Peninah Macharia

#FarmersTrend October 9, 2018 2 Comments2018-10-09T11:34:12+00:00

Poultry Keeping: Mt Kenya Star correspondent Malachi Motano meets Peninah Macharia who livers with her family at Embassy area in Nyeri County. The 51 years old resigned from Kenya Planters…

At 24, mechanical engineer graduate found a kill in Pumpkin Farming – Success Story of Edwin Kipchumba

#FarmersTrend October 2, 2018 4 Comments2018-10-02T18:41:11+00:00

Pumpkin Farming in Kenya: When Edwin Kipchumba returned to the country three years ago from Australia after graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering, most of his relatives knew he…

Making Sh2.5 million net income from watermelon farming – Success story of Kariuki Musyoka

#FarmersTrend September 25, 2018 1 Comment2018-09-25T17:43:30+00:00

watermelon farming in Kenya: Dropping out of school due to lack of school meant that Kariuki Musyoka had to work harder than his peers in order to earn a living.…

How John Mutwiri defies all odds to grow strawberry in a in an area known for tea, coffee and bananas

#FarmersTrend August 10, 2018 No Comment2018-08-10T16:12:26+00:00

By Malachi Motano John Mutwiri is a school dropout who tastes the sweet success of strawberry farming. Despite his law education level and the frustrations that followed, the 32 years…

HOW a farmer in Kayole – Nairobi is making profits from pig farming – Success Story of Muhoro Mwai

#FarmersTrend August 9, 2018 No Comment2018-08-09T11:53:24+00:00

By Malachi Motano Farmers Trend visits Muhoro Mwai in his 25 by 60ft plot where he keeps 140 pigs that include boars, sows and piglets in the atempts to learn…

From fish ponds farmers reap big from fish cages in Lake Victoria – Success Story of Victory Fish Farms

#FarmersTrend August 9, 2018 1 Comment2018-08-09T11:29:52+00:00

By Malachi Motano Joseph Rehmann and Steve Moran are the co-founders of Victory fish farms at Sindo beach in Homabay County. Instead of digging fish ponds on the land a…

Graduate Youth Makes A Half A Million Business Venture From Cassava Roots in Kisumu – Success story of Alex Ombuto

#FarmersTrend August 3, 2018 No Comment2018-09-12T15:28:26+00:00

By Malachi Motano Farmers Trend meets Alex Ombuto 39, a graduate from Kisumu Polytechnic as an electrical engineer. Like any graduate, he had expected to secure a job upon completing…

Mushroom Farming Provides Better Option For Farmers With Little Or No Land

#FarmersTrend August 1, 2018 No Comment2018-08-02T16:23:10+00:00

By Malachi Motano Meet Thirty-year-old Zacharia Mwangi, of Juja, Kiambu County. He started growing mushrooms in 2012 and focuses on the button variety. Mwangi, “I started with oyster variety but…

Graduate Abandon Their Respective Degree For Poultry Farming

#FarmersTrend July 27, 2018 1 Comment2018-07-27T10:32:10+00:00

Farmers Trend listens to amazing stories of poultry farmers in Kenya who confirm that ‘you can be a millionaire if your passion leans towards farming Jacob Kinuthia is a poultry…

Esther Nduta, A Form Four student unveil secret in Sodom apple roots

#FarmersTrend July 24, 2018 No Comment2018-07-24T13:59:15+00:00

Esther Nduta, a 17-year-old Form Four student grew up watching her grandmother, who is now approaching 90, brush her teeth using the roots of the wild Sodom apple. “She would…

Hass Avocado Farmers in Kenya rips big as export demand increases by 80%

#FarmersTrendFebruary 13, 2019No Comment2019-02-13T15:36:37+00:00

Avocado exporters are reporting an increase in demand of up to 80 percent in comparison to last season, even as the peak season from March to August is yet to…

Success Story, Opportunities and Concerns From Hass Avocado Farmers

#FarmersTrendFebruary 21, 2019No Comment2019-02-21T11:24:48+00:00

If there is one crop that has suddenly become a craze among farmers across the country, it is the hass avocado. From Eldoret, Nyeri, Embu to Meru, traditional cash crops…

Hass Avocado Farmers in Kenya rips big as export demand increases by 80%

#FarmersTrend February 13, 2019 No Comment2019-02-13T15:36:37+00:00

Avocado exporters are reporting an increase in demand of up to 80 percent in comparison to last season, even as the peak season from March to August is yet to…

Citrus Greening Disease: The New Threat to Citrus Fruit Farmers in Kenya

#FarmersTrend January 4, 2019 No Comment2019-01-04T14:24:37+00:00

Scientists have put orange, lemon and tangerine farmers on high alert following the discovery in the country of a foreign pest transmitting the dreaded Asian citrus greening disease. Dr Sunday…

Tamarillo Kenya, a new tree tomato agro-processing plant in Mweiga – Success STORY OF Daniel Kiboi

#FarmersTrend November 25, 2018 No Comment2018-11-25T15:47:52+00:00

Tamarillo Kenya: Inside the agro-processing plant in Mweiga, some 20 minutes drive from Nyeri Town, machines cling as they fill plastic bottles of various sizes with juice and jam. Daniel…

Making Sh2.5 million net income from watermelon farming – Success story of Kariuki Musyoka

#FarmersTrend September 25, 2018 1 Comment2018-09-25T17:43:30+00:00

watermelon farming in Kenya: Dropping out of school due to lack of school meant that Kariuki Musyoka had to work harder than his peers in order to earn a living.…

What are milk replacers? What are their dos and don’ts?

#FarmersTrendFebruary 14, 2019No Comment2019-02-14T18:07:56+00:00

Raising a healthy and productive cow begins at the time a calf is born. Immediately after birth, dairy producers allow calves to suckle colostrum, which is essential to build immunity…

Poultry Keeping brings fortune into the life of a Nyeri Woman – Success story of Peninah Macharia

#FarmersTrend October 9, 2018 2 Comments2018-10-09T11:34:12+00:00

Poultry Keeping: Mt Kenya Star correspondent Malachi Motano meets Peninah Macharia who livers with her family at Embassy area in Nyeri County. The 51 years old resigned from Kenya Planters…

Poultry Keeping brings fortune into the life of a Nyeri Woman – Success story of Peninah Macharia

#FarmersTrendOctober 9, 20182 Comments2018-10-09T11:34:12+00:00

Poultry Keeping: Mt Kenya Star correspondent Malachi Motano meets Peninah Macharia who livers with her family at Embassy area in Nyeri County. The 51 years old resigned from Kenya Planters…

Graduate Abandon Their Respective Degree For Poultry Farming

#FarmersTrend July 27, 2018 1 Comment2018-07-27T10:32:10+00:00

Farmers Trend listens to amazing stories of poultry farmers in Kenya who confirm that ‘you can be a millionaire if your passion leans towards farming Jacob Kinuthia is a poultry…

A Complete Guide on Poultry Feed Formulation and Calculations

#FarmersTrend July 12, 2018 2 Comments2018-07-12T14:49:36+00:00

Poor quality feeds lead to a slow growth in chickens, low egg production, diseases or even death. Making poultry feeds on the farm is one of the best ways to…

A premium poultry farm that churns out 10,000 broilers a month – Success story of Nereus Poultry Farm in Mwala

#FarmersTrend March 17, 2018 1 Comment2018-03-17T12:36:29+00:00

Deep in the remote Kyawango village, Mwala sub-county, sits the Nereus Poultry Farm, a state-of-the-art chicken farm that has for the last two-and-half years specialised in raising broiler chicken for…

Ugandan poultry firms now set to make millions after Kenya lifts poultry ban

#FarmersTrend August 24, 2017 No Comment2017-08-24T15:51:23+00:00

Three large Ugandan poultry firms are set to make millions after they were exclusively allowed to bring poultry products into Kenya. Kenya has partially lifted the ban on the products…

Find out which gives the most returns on investment between Deep litter & cage system?

#FarmersTrend August 14, 2017 No Comment2017-08-14T11:13:13+00:00

Broadly, there are different systems of rearing chicken namely free-range (extensive), semi-intensive, folding units and intensive systems. To a large extent, chicken production in Kenya especially at commercial level, heavily…

Diseases

Citrus Greening Disease: The New Threat to Citrus Fruit Farmers in Kenya

#FarmersTrendJanuary 4, 2019No Comment2019-01-04T14:24:37+00:00

Scientists have put orange, lemon and tangerine farmers on high alert following the discovery in the country of a foreign pest transmitting the dreaded Asian citrus greening disease. Dr Sunday…

Common Causes Of Infectious Abortions In Goats And What To Do When It Occurs

#FarmersTrend July 24, 2018 1 Comment2018-10-01T12:27:52+00:00

Abortions In Goats: Goat herds generally have a 2 to 5 percent abortion rate. Any percentage above this is a serious problem because abortions can lead to economic losses. Indeed,…

MELONFLY, The biggest challenge in watermelon farming and how to control it

#FarmersTrend July 20, 2018 1 Comment2018-07-20T12:43:25+00:00

One of the biggest challenges in farming watermelon in Kenya is controlling the melon fly. In fact, if not managed, it can cause up to 80% crop loss. Ignore it…

Watch out for these diseases and pests that could threaten your garlic crop

#FarmersTrend April 6, 2018 No Comment2018-04-06T12:40:57+00:00

Garlic farms are subject to many possible problems, and growing garlic could be a limited opportunity for each farm. If land has experienced disease or pest problems, farmers might not…

Reasons why some hens walk like penguins

#FarmersTrend March 29, 2018 No Comment2018-03-29T13:11:31+00:00

Egg yolk peritonitis is a fatal condition that affects any species of birds. There are two types of egg peritonitis; septic peritonitis caused by bacterial infection (E. coli) and non-septic…

Causes and treatment of retained placenta in dairy cows

#FarmersTrend February 15, 2018 No Comment2018-02-15T09:33:57+00:00

Retained placenta is one of the complications associated with delivery in dairy cows and other livestock species such as pigs, goats, sheep, horses and donkeys. Under normal circumstances, the placenta…

When Your Cow Does Not Get Pregnant, Possible Causes and Suggestions

#FarmersTrend February 15, 2018 No Comment2018-02-15T09:15:23+00:00

No matter what, there is almost always a group of cows that don’t conceive on the first attempt. They are inseminated, but within a month or two, they have either…

READ ON The Common Causes of Abortion In Dairy Cattle

#FarmersTrend January 23, 2018 No Comment2018-10-01T12:30:43+00:00

Abortion in dairy cattle is commonly defined as a loss of the fetus between the age of 42 days and approximately 260 days. Pregnancies lost before 42 days are usually…

Understanding Cigar End Rot Disease of Banana

#FarmersTrend November 24, 2017 1 Comment2017-11-24T13:04:32+00:00

Importance of the problem Cigar end rot is an important disease of banana. The disease is prevalent in almost all banana growing tracts. The disease affects the developing fingers. The…

UN agriculture agency launches handbook to improve safety in banana farming sector

#FarmersTrend November 9, 2017 4 Comments2017-11-09T16:39:31+00:00

he United Nations agriculture agency and the Government of Ecuador launched Wednesday a practical guide for workers in the banana sector – the most exported fresh fruit in the world,…

Farming News

Hass Avocado Farmers in Kenya rips big as export demand increases by 80%

#FarmersTrendFebruary 13, 2019No Comment2019-02-13T15:36:37+00:00

Avocado exporters are reporting an increase in demand of up to 80 percent in comparison to last season, even as the peak season from March to August is yet to…