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Category: Mango farming

Common pests and diseases in mangoes and their control

Diseases 1. Algal leaf spot Cephaleuros virescens Green algae (Cephaleuros spp.) Algal leaf spot Symptoms Orange rusty spots on both upper and lower leaf surfaces which may coalesce to form large irregularly shaped patches; scraping away the orange spots reveals a grayish discoloration of the leaf lamina underneath Cause Alga Comments Disease affects many fruit …

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Mangoes growing manual, growing areas, growing conditions, pest and diseases and their control measures

Mango is an evergreen tree in the Anacardiaceae family that is grown for its edible fruit. It has a dark, glossy, elliptical, or lanceolate leaf with long petioles and a leathery texture. It produces dense clusters of flowers with cream-pink petals. Mango fruit is roughly oval in shape, with uneven sides. The fruit is a …

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Closing Down A Tour Company To Running A Successful Large Scale Mango Farm In Kenya

In 2012, Mutheu Kithuma and her husband Charles Musau were operating Sayari Afrika Limited, a successful tours and travel company, when the idea of farming crossed their minds. With the tours agency offering both local and international travel, the couple visited many destinations and were exposed to farming mainly through agricultural benchmarking trips they organised …

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Revitalising the Kenyan mango sector through public-private partnerships

AVE you tasted a Kenyan mango recently? Chances are, unless you reside in Kenya, the answer is no. That’s because despite being among the top 10 mangoproducing countries in the world, Kenya has not exported any of the fruit to the European Union since 2014. While mango holds great potential to contribute to Kenya’s economic …

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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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