Samuel

S.K is a senior agribusiness expert and agri-based and rural development consultant at Agcenture. He can be reached at info@agcenture.com

Joined: November 20, 2019
Articles: 215
Comments: 54

FOOD

Which are the best dry food storage facilities for you

emergency food storage facilities using hermetic cocoons

How can grain farmers, traders and consumers reduce food losses to pests and bad weather? Explore 3 cheap ideas. These are hermetic bags, airtight containers, metallic and plastic hermetic silos. You will also limit the use of toxic pesticides and preservatives

Samuel
March 11, 2020
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CROPS

Why do pesticides fail to work in your farm

Why do pesticides fail to work at times on your farm? Crop protection is necessary to get quality yields. Farmers use different means of pest control, including applying pesticides, integrated pest management (IPM) practices and biological pest control products to…

Samuel
March 10, 2020
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CROPS

How to choose the best planting seeds for your farm

Learn factors to consider while selecting good, quality certified seed and settle on the best variety to plant in your farm. consider yield maturity, hybrid seeds, resistance, price, company reputation among other factors.

Samuel
March 9, 2020

AGRIBUSINESS

How much money do kale farmers make in Kenya?

Is Kale farming in Kenya profitable? In this post, we will use a simple cost and benefit analysis to estimate the money you make as well as the costs, sales and profits of farming sukuma wiki vegetable. The post assumes…

Samuel
March 3, 2020
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FOOD

Latest Data & Insights On Kenya’s Food Sector You Didn’t Know

Kenya Census 2019 Results: What are latest facts about agriculture and food in Kenya Explore the data trends on human and livestock populations, crop farming, irrigation and urban farming.

Samuel
February 27, 2020

FOOD

How to deal with high food price volatilities in farmer markets

Learn tips of saving money from high price volatilities for fresh agricultural products such as tomatoes, milk or maize whether you are a consumer, food trader or a farmer.

Samuel
February 25, 2020
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FARMING, SHOP

How to Control Desert locusts using Safe Methods

a mall grasshopper/desert locust trapped on a green insect net

In this article, we discuss biological control and other safe methods to control schistocerca gregaria invasion. These include; use of neem oil, metarhizium bio-pesticide and natural predators such as chicken. other measures are planting trees and cover crops, making locust traps and harvesting them for human and livestock consumption.

Samuel
February 11, 2020
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FARMING

Which are the best traditional vegetables in Kenya

Are you looking for the most consumed Kienyeji vegetables in Kenya? In this post we will give you the very best indigenous or the African leafy vegetables for various communities in Kenya. The Kienyeji vegetables have the highest demand in…

Samuel
February 6, 2020
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AGRIBUSINESS

How to start a commercial farm in 8 steps

important toolkit and guides a farmer must have to make your commercial farming more profitable.

Samuel
February 4, 2020

AGRIBUSINESS

Desert locusts invasion in Kenya: The opportunities

Desert locusts invasion in the East African region provides many opportunities. The Schistocerca gregaria is a source of nutritious human food and a raw material for safe animal feeds.

Samuel
January 28, 2020

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