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February
Leucaena Diversifolia
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This is a medium- sized
tree, often growing 10 to 20 m in height and 10 to 40 cm in diameter. It grows
in deep, free-draining soils of mildly acid reaction. It requires 1,500-3,500
mm of annual rainfall in preferably high altitude regions with very short dry
seasons mainly 1
to 3 months.
It has a protein concentrations range from 25-32 per cent.The higher tannin
content of the foliage can increase bypass protein, ...
21
February
Sesbania
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Also known as the
humming bird tree, Sesbania is a fast-growing tree, up to 3 to 5 metres. The
tree thrives in full sun and is extremely frost sensitive. It grows in a wide
range of soils from loose sands to
heavy clays and also tolerates saline soils and flooding. It is tolerant of
cool highland-tropical or sub-tropical conditions, growing at up to 2,300 m altitude
in Kenya.
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cutting, it persists ...
21
February
Mulberry
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The Mulberry is a
deciduous tree that does well in Mediterranean climates with annual rainfalls
from 1500 to 2500 mm but can adapt in drier climates. It grows well on a wide
range of soils if well drained
and can tolerate some shading.
Aside from the fruit, the leaves are also highly nutritious and a valuable
fodder for poultry and livestock, especially sick or high production animals
such as dairy cows.
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21
February
Lucerne/Alfalfa
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A medium sized
evergreen shrub that also helps with wind and water erosion control, land
rehabilitation and fuel wood. It does best in high rainfall areas (350-1,600 mm
a year) but can survive in areas with as low as 200 mm a year due to its deep
rooting habit, but cannot survive frost. It does well in light,
well-drained sandy soils on slopes and hillsides, but also on gravels, loams, and
limestones.
Trees ...
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Poultry keeping is a delicate enterprise and
before engaging in production, it is important to have knowledge regarding
husbandry aspects such as hygiene practices, disease control, vaccination
program, feeding systems, housing detail and other related factors which work
together to realize a profitable venture.
Information in the following areas is handy to
guide on what is expected hence prepare for the ...
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February
Calliandra
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Part of the pea family,
Calliandra is a small, thornless shrub that grows up to 12m high from direct
sowing, seedlings or stem cuttings.
It is best grown alongside other crops and grows well in a wide range of soil
types, from deep volcanic loams to more acidic sandy clays. It is well adapted
to acid infertile soils, but will respond to fertiliser. It does not tolerate
waterlogged conditions, or drought,and does ...
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February
Fodder Shrubs to Consider in Kenya
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A new breed of
easy-to-grow shrubs are giving livestock 40 to 60 percent better nutrition than
nappier grass, lifting the milk production of cows by up to 2 litres a day, and
saving large sums on commercial feeds. The best options in Kenya and East
Africa are:
1. Calliandra
2. Lucerne/Alfalfa
3. Mulberry
4. Sesbania
5. Leucaena Diversifolia
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August
How to Grow Ginger
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Method
1 - In a Pot
Purchase fresh ginger root from a grocery store or market.
Soak your ginger overnight in warm water.
Prepare a 14 inch wide and 12 inch deep pot with potting soil, the loose kind
that doesn't pack down when it's watered, and enrich it with plenty of compost.
Make sure the pot drains very well. A pot this size can comfortably hold about
three pieces of ginger.
Plant just ...
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Lesson 1
Business is a passion but farming is an indispensable lifestyle
that has no age limit.
Lesson 2
You cannot succeed in anything (business) that you have no passion and
commitment in it my colleagues.
Lesson 3.
Trust is a KEY component in any business but always make use of your
6th sense well.
Lesson 4
While trust is is rated as key component in any business, you must
run to interrogate ...
4
August
What is A Successful Agribusiness?
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A successful agribusiness is that which is
performing to its expectations/objectives and giving good profit returns. A
number of factors are essential to making a successful agribusiness - availability of capital, market
opportunities, suppliers of inputs and availability of other resources and good
business planning are all essential ingredients to success in business.
In summary they include:
Pursuance ...
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Here are ten things that you need to know before ditching that job to get into agribusiness:
1. You Need to Have Passion for Agriculture
Before entertaining the thought of diving into agriculture, ask yourself if you
have any interest whatsoever in agriculture? The returns might sound enticing
but are you the kind of person who likes plants or animals and taking care of
them? Have you previously done anything ...
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Commonly known in Kenya as Hoho/ Pilipili Hoho,
Sweet Pepper is a niche that is yet to be fully exploited. Actually all, nearly
all farming activities are heavily underutilized in Kenya with the demand for
agricultural products on the rise.
Hoho does well under irrigation and in areas with an
average temperature of between 15 degrees and 5 degrees. In the seed bed,
capsicum takes approximately 21 days to ...
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September
Dairy Goats Farming in Kenya
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Dairy Goats
These are the goats that are kept or
their milk production.
Feeding
Often, feeding them is pretty
much easier than feeding the other goats since they are fed on locally
available fodder such as nappier grass, Calliandra,
and desmondium. Also, one can feed
them on maize stalks, and hay which are pretty much available. a good number ...
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In only 4 years, Willy Kirwa, the owner of Wilsam Dairies,
hardly 40 years old, has worked hard to bring up the enterprise. He has
literally put the farm into the limelight of what it is now. It's such a
sterling work- in the last 2012 ASK Eldoret Show, he scooped 3 awards- 1st,
2nd, and 4th positions. But his has not been an easy task... Prior to
venturing into dairy farming, Willy had tried his luck in transport ...
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