PREMIUM From green waste to gold: How Kiambu farmer makes organic fertiliser George Muturi’s enterprise operates as a closed-loop biorefinery, where nothing is discarded.
PREMIUM Nomads to farmers: Pastoralists are ditching livestock for solar farming 'We don't go to sleep hungry or depend on wild fruits as we used to.' — Ms Asha Guleid, Farmer
PREMIUM My switch from potatoes to cabbage seedlings After working in corporate business development, Wangari Ndung’u traded desk jobs for agriculture in Molo.
PREMIUM How to keep your livestock productive Choosing suitable fodder, managing available feed efficiently and conserving surpluses can help reduce expenditure.
Jonathan Mueke: Why every animal must have a digital identity No internet? No problem: Here is how Kenya's new livestock tracking app works offline
PREMIUM Njoro youth tap rabbit urine goldmine for extra income Sales of product in Nakuru County add value beyond just meat.
PREMIUM Why former matatu driver swapped the steering wheel for goat farming His herd has expanded to over 100 goats of the German Alpine and Toggenburg breeds, allowing him to milk 40 goats daily.
PREMIUM How digital agro-shops are revolutionising rural farming The agritech solutions use geographical mapping and AI to deliver services at a fraction of traditional costs.
PREMIUM Neighbours laughed at his pond, now they line up to buy his cat fish Abdullahi first started farming fish in 2019, but in 2023 he lost his stock to floods that devastated Garissa.
PREMIUM Inside soil mapping initiative to boost food security The project seeks to strengthen national soil information systems and promote the use of reliable soil data to improve soil fertility, agricultural productivity and resilience
PREMIUM How cow dung turned Nakuru farm into an energy powerhouse Johnstone Sang says that since installing his biogas system four years ago, he has never needed to refill his gas cylinders.
PREMIUM How rising Lake Baringo waters are fuelling a tomato boom From classroom to tomato fields: Graduate finds opportunity in Baringo.
PREMIUM How Laikipia abattoir is redefining beef production At Ongole Beef's primary production hub, a modern automated halal slaughterhouse is helping transform how livestock and beef products are handled.
PREMIUM From clothes shop to exporter, meet farmer making millions from avocados Mary Chege's ambitious vision is to create jobs for the youth.
PREMIUM University of Nairobi student creates AI greenhouse that thinks for itself Young innovator turns greenhouse farming into smart, automated science.
PREMIUM Inside the three-acre farm creating jobs for families in Lamu Samuel Muchoki grows a diverse and vibrant mix of crops including maize, tomatoes, amaranth, okra, kales and coriander among others.
PREMIUM From six chickens to 3,000 birds! The secret to high-yield circular farming 'Farmers do not necessarily need large tracts of land to establish productive agricultural enterprises. What matters is how effectively they utilise the resources available to them.' — Violet Rotich
PREMIUM Kenya is betting big on the Sh2.2bn national camel centre Camel milk fetches Sh180 to Sh200 per litre in urban markets, nearly triple the price of cow's milk.
PREMIUM How Nairobi rabbits are teaching pupils life skills St Jude Catholic School student Shelby Chebet's love for rabbits is growing into a future in law or agriculture.
PREMIUM Retired teacher turns Hampshire sheep rearing into success From teacher to shepherd: How Patrick Ng’ang’a built a thriving sheep farm in Nakuru.
PREMIUM Why speciality teas are brewing Kenya’s new market opportunity Kenya's orthodox teas can now be used to attract new consumers.
PREMIUM How farmers are now learning in a digital revolution Farming lessons have moved from word of mouth to the screen.
PREMIUM The samaki cookie revolution: Tackling malnutrition with value-added business EcoAfia Initiative processes locally available fish, cassava, moringa, groundnuts, cashew nuts, coconut and baobab into fortified food products.
PREMIUM Why I ditched potatoes for tree tomato fruits Josphat Kipkurui turned half an acre into a Sh600,000 yearly harvest.
PREMIUM How to produce premium beef through smart farming and data Here is how livestock traceability in Laikipia is reshaping Kenya’s meat industry.
PREMIUM One pixie tree sparked a farming revolution in Makueni As the eldest of four children, his parents could not afford to pay the tuition fees for all of them at the same time.
PREMIUM From waste to wardrobe: Rabbit skins find new life in fashion Fur for the future: How Sharon Mwangi transforms rabbit skins.
PREMIUM Muranga's Kiganda becomes Africa’s first certified coffee estate The estate employs soil testing, biological pest control and nitrogen-fixing shade trees.
PREMIUM How agroecology is transforming farming in drylands In drylands, zero- or minimum-tillage and organic mulching help retain soil moisture and sustain biological activity.
PREMIUM Makueni teacher couple invests in dryland milk production Ndangili and Mueni abandoned maize for dairy farming after repeated losses.
