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Agriculture
Reprieve to Ahero rice farmers as government begins to kill invasive birds
The invasion by Quelea Birds into Ahero and West Kano Irrigation schemes rice farms has been giving the farmers sleepless nights.
This bird eats up...
Huge losses as 5.8 million birds invade Kisumu rice farms
The government has launched an aerial spraying in Ahero and West Kano irrigation schemes in a bid to control quelea birds invasion that has...
West Kano farmers stare at loses as birds invade rice farms
It is 3.00pm in Nyang’ande, men and women are shouting and whistling in the 2230-acre West Kano Irrigation Scheme.
A swam of birds perch from...
‘How I find satisfaction in keeping birds I can’t eat’
"Why keep birds that you can’t eat?"
This is a question Paul Obuya encounters quite often.
Obuya rears ornamental birds.
It started as a hobby in 2018,...
County launches project to drive job creation for Kisumu youth in Agri-business
Kisumu county has partnered with Giz, Practical Action and FAO in a bid to create employment opportunity for youths in Agri-business.
Speaking during the launch...
New rice variety to change fortunes of Ahero rice farmers
Rice farmers from the Nyando rice belt are set to turn around their harvest fortunes following the introduction of a new rice variety in...