Month: July 2022
Farmers in Kerio Valley get mango farming support from KVDA
KVDA is supporting farmers to produce mangoes in Kerio Valley to help end banditry that has been a big problem for many years. Kerio Valley Development Authority managing director Sammy Naporos said they are supporting farmers in the region to expand fruit farming, especially mangoes, which do well in the valley. He said banditry attacks …
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What you need to know about apple farming in Kenya
As one of the most cultivated tree fruits in the world and one of the most demanded due to its unrivaled nutritional values, apples have recorded increased cultivation in Kenya and East Africa. While traditionally Kenya relied solely on imports, local interventions by research institutions coupled with farmers appetite for the crop is making local …
Dragon fruit farming putting smile on Kenyan farmers
Voted the super fruit of 2013, the pitaya— otherwise known as dragon fruit— has only in the last five years begun to gain traction with Kenyan farmers. Given that a kilogram of the fruit currently sells locally for Sh890, and was at Sh2000 pre-Covid-19, the scaly, bright red, purple or yellow-skinned tropical fruit has been …
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Farming Tissue Culture Bananas
Bananas do well from a sea level of 1800M with a minimum rainfall of 1000m per year which is appropriate during flowering. Farmers in low rainfall areas should ensure that irrigation is done throughout. Soils should be fertile and well-drained to avoid waterlogging. After these conditions are met, the farmer should get the plantlets from …
Complete guide on strawberry farming
The strawberry was initially a plant that grew in mild temperatures but has adapted well in warmer regions. It has become popular around the world and is grown in nearly every country, due to the breeding of new varieties that can grow under a wide range of climatic conditions. Strawberry, being mainly a fresh market …
Dragon fruit fires up the imagination of Boland fruit grower
Louw de Wet doesn’t much like the name dragon fruit, preferring to call it pitahaya or fire fruit – a fruit that has fired up his imagination ever since he first saw it in a photo seven years ago. He has himself had to verify the variety names of plant material he’d received from elsewhere …
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