www.ntv.co.ke Farmers in western Kenya have embraced a new farming method which involves the use of organic manure in a bid to boost food production ...the farmers who are based in Ichina village in the county of Kakamega use traditional cultivation methods and locally available materials to prepare farm inputs such as fertilizers. And as NTV's Ouko Okusah reports, besides being cost effective the manure is also said to be more durable in the soils compared to synthetic fertilizers which are prone to leaching.
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www.ntv.co.ke Farmers from Central Kenya want the government to regulate the price of raw milk because low prices have forced many of them out of business. The farmers says that if the prices were better, then more milk would be produced, reducing the occasional milk shortages in the country. And in Lugari in Kakamega County maize farming is under threat this season as more farmers opt to go into sugarcane farming instead. The farmers say cane farming is more profitable compared to maize.
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VOA's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye reports on the Kenya farming with modern technology and beefing up livestock.
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In northern Kenya, the way of life is mostly nomadic, but an alternative way of farming is being introduced. VOA's Vincent Makori reports.
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A tour of my farm in Karatina, Nyeri, Kenya.
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The lush green fields of Kenya's Rift Valley are home to thousands of small-scale dairy farmers like Mary Rono. Initially selling her milk as an individual producer, Rono and others like her were forced to peddle their milk to informal traders who paid low prices and infrequently picked up their milk. But, with the assistance of USAID and Land O'Lakes International Development, Rono is now heading a cooperative in a community that once shunned female leadership, and farmers she has inspired are finally enjoying the profits they deserve. Rono began assisting farmers in her community to collect and bulk their milk by establishing the Koitogos Dairy Dynamic self-help group in 2009, starting with only 15 members. In early 2011, support from USAID enabled Land O'Lakes to help Rono to formally establish her group as a cooperative, and provided training to farmers on improved production, breeding, feeding, animal care and many other topics. Through Rono's leadership, the co-op has already grown to 350 farmer-members who are producing 1050 liters of milk daily. "Dairy farming wasn't new to our community, but the idea of coming together as a cooperative was," said Rono. "As a result of working together, we're now able to earn 10 more shillings per liter for our milk. We are hoping to pool these extra resources to buy a cooler so that we can milk twice a day, bringing even more value to our cooperative efforts. The extra money has impacted us a lot and more people are joining our ...
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Aug. 6 - The drought and famine afflicting the Horn of Africa is forcing Kenyans to change their farming styles in a bid to survive. Simon Hanna reports.
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A Farmer in Kajiado Kenya tells us about AMREF coming to her village, and what led her to abandon ancient traditions and adopt a new way of life. Thanks to AKVO for the video.
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Watch KTN Live www.ktnkenya.tv Agriculture industry players Amiran Kenya and african boreholes initiative, have come up with an innovative way of farming using the organic fertilizer, allowing farmers to steers away from the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemicals. The move comes at a time when the Kenyan coffee farmers have been warned of the risks being locked out of the world coffee market unless they adopt organic means of production.
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Sorghum is viewed as a crop for the poor and marginalized in the drought-prone arid and semi-arid regions of Kenya. The crop almost disappeared from most of the farms in the country, losing out to maize in the grains sector. Our reporter shows how the crop is making a come back turning into a fortune for many farmers in drought prone areas.
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42 fish worth 2200 Ksh ($30 Cdn) harvested from Grace's pond Jan 12, 2012
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thinkequal.worldbank.org - In Kenya, a World Bank supported group promotes rabbit farming. Once considered something only boys did, now it's generating income for both men and women. It's time to think EQUAL for women and girls.
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Kenya—a country of nearly 35 million people—presently produces less than 50% of the food that its population needs to survive. Much of the agricultural land has been depleted by years of chemical-heavy industrial farming, and small-scale growers were long ago forced out of business by cheap subsidized imports from Western nations. Without a strong local agricultural economy, Kenya's people are at the mercy of international market prices for food, and when prices rise, the poor go hungry. A grassroots NGO called Kilili Self-Help Project (KSHP) is working to reverse this problem, reducing Kenyans' dependency on imported foreign crops by promoting local, sustainable farming that helps communities feed themselves. KSHP has taught more than 100000 local growers to implement ecologically sound farming methods that produce more food on small pieces of land, to reverse declining soil fertility, low crop yields, and the downward spiral of poverty that has been consuming Kenya's poor rural class.
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www.ntv.co.ke It's traditionally the country's grain basket and Kenya largely depends on it for food security - the Rift Valley. Farming mangoes is not common in the region but there is one farmer who has dared to step out of the norm and is now reaping huge benefits from the fruit. Here's Alex Mwangi with the details of this farmer who has chosen to be a fish out of water, and is all smiles for that brave decision.
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www.ntv.co.ke Fish farmers in Nyeri are counting huge losses after a raw sewage pipe burst and discharged the effluent into their ponds killing some of their fish. Farmers in Makandaini-Ruring'u were about to harvest mature tilapia fish which they have been rearing under the Economic Stimulus Programme but their hopes of a handsome income in less than two weeks' time have been cruelly dashed. The death of hundreds of fish translates to two years of hard work that have gone down the drain.
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Aquaculture Tourism in Western kenya.
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Amiran Kenya Ltd the leading agro inputs supplier in Kenya together with African Boreholes Initiative, have brought a first of its kind innovation to the small scale farmers of Africa ushering them into the world of organic farming. The Organic AFK was officially launched by Her Excellency Madam Ida Odinga at an event held at Huruma village which hosts the New Dawn Educational Center in which the first ever Organic AFK was installed. The students who attend their classes in metal containers are the first to undertake small scale organic farming in a greenhouse setting. The newly introduced technology aims at causing environmental and food security changes in Kenya and Africa as a whole.
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This is how 99% of the people here in Kenya have a farm growing broilers for meat. This is a setup of my farm.
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A short film showing the work of FARM-Africa's Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund (MATF) in Uganda. The National Farmers Union (NFU) is working with FARM-Africa for its Africa 100 Appeal taking place in this, its Centenary year
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thinkequal.worldbank.org - In Kenya's Taita district, harsh climate conditions mean more farmers are planting the aloe plant. With assistance from the World Bank, Kenyan farmers are receiving training to bring aloe products to the consumer markets. Men own most of the aloe farms, but women are vital to the success of the product through the production, marketing, and consumption of the products. It's time to think EQUAL for women and girls.
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