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Farmers Eye Increased Income as Kenya to Export Mangoes to China
Posted on :Tuesday , 28th February 2017
NAIROBI－Kenya's mango farmers will soon be able to export their produce to China to prevent a price slump amid an abundant harvest, a chamber of commerce official said at the weekend.
Chairman of the Kenya Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Zhuo Wu, said during the Chinese Mango Festival held in Nairobi that they would soon start exporting Kenyan-grown mangoes to C. . .Kenya: Solar Refrigerators Helping Farmers Reduce Post Harvest Losses
Posted on :Thursday , 23rd February 2017
Nziu — Solar-powered cold storage and biological pest control are helping protect Kenya's mangoes from climate change
It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature fruits.The su. . .Africa: U.S. Scientists Devise New Method to Measure Crop Yields Using Satellites
Posted on :Wednesday , 15th February 2017
London — "Improving agricultural productivity is going to be one of the main ways to reduce hunger and improve livelihoods in poor parts of the world"
U.S. researchers have come up with a new method of estimating crop yields from small farms in Africa using high-resolution images from the latest generation of satellites - a development which could he. . .East Africa: Agriculture Still the Greatest Source of Jobs in the Region
Posted on :Tuesday , 14th February 2017
Despite East Africa's increased public investment in infrastructure, an area long considered a sure source of employment for locals, the region continues to depend on the agricultural sector for jobs.
But experts warn that the agricultural sector fuels underemployment, which is a common feature in many countries in East Africa. In Uganda, underemployment is just 9.3. . .Kenya: Uganda Poultry Import Ban Could be Lifted by Next Week
Posted on :Tuesday , 7th February 2017
Kenya may lift the import ban imposed on Uganda chicken and eggs in the next one week, after experts from the two countries met to assess the measures taken against an epidemic of bird flu.
This will, however, depend on the final tests carried out by a group of experts drawn from the two countries. They will conclude the exercise in the next one week.&n. . .Please Select an Option
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