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Oshikoto residents gather for potato harvest
05 Jul 2025 13:55 GMT
… Omuthiya constituency for the harvest of potatoes planted early this year.
In … area strictly for agricultural purposes with the aim to produce food for … fencing off their farms.
Among other things, farmers started cultivating maize, watermelons, tomatoes, …
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Kenyans urged to lease idle government land to boost food production
05 Jul 2025 11:11 GMT
… oil, cotton, and yellow maize. He noted that the … cultivate food and animal crops.
Kagwe identified land owned by the Agricultural … to invest in food production. He particularly emphasized … pyrethrum farming, stating that 36.4 million pyrethrum seedlings have …
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Unlock calf growth potential: the surprising boost every beef farmer needs now
05 Jul 2025 09:34 GMT
… highly profitable investment for beef farmers, offering a combination of … their stay on the farm. This directly reduces overall … choosing a well-formulated product is paramount to achieving the … of excellent ingredients, with maize as the primary ingredient, …
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Support commercial farmers, ye shall feed the Nation
05 Jul 2025 08:10 GMT
… fertiliser, yet we have an agriculture inputs subsidy programme that consumes … given to commercial farmers so that they produce more maize for us to … ye shall starve the nation.
Agriculture investment experts have time and …
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Leading Norfolk farmer 'shocked and humbled' by twin industry honours
05 Jul 2025 07:04 GMT
… Agricultural Association (RNAA).
He also won the Best Farming … farm produces cereals, sugar beet, potatoes, vining peas and salad crops … beginning with a maize maze launched in … , neighbouring farms, grower organisations, supplying local farm shops, …
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Award-winning farm shop less than two hours from Cambs where you can do goat yoga
05 Jul 2025 07:01 GMT
… farm shop is not only known for its fresh regional produce … to the huge range of products on sale. After expanding the … counters featuring local handmade produce.
The Goat Shed farm shop has picked … the farm.
From Friday, July 18, the Goat Shed's Maize …
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Farmers losing $220b to pests, diseases yearly
05 Jul 2025 04:01 GMT
… climate change, trade, and agricultural intensification, majorly driving the increased … banana/plantain, maize, potato, and rice were the crops most targeted … the Sustainable Farming Programme is supporting plant health, mycotoxin-free crops, integrated …
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Farmers are using regenerative methods to survive climate shocks, reduce input costs and restore the productivity of long-degraded soils.
05 Jul 2025 03:59 GMT
… , harvesting and selling either raw produce or value-added products.
Regenerative agriculture refers … plants.
In promoting seed systems, Yongo emphasises the importance of farmers … groundnuts, as cover crops alongside main crops, such as maize.
Similarly, in …
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Food security: Late rain threatens food production
05 Jul 2025 03:42 GMT
… problems to food production, farmers were also faced … improved seeds. Many farmers whose maize farms have grown planted local … the cultivation of major staple crops like rice, maize, … farmers to plant early-yielding seeds and adopt best agricultural …
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Trump administration’s pressure on GM produce underlines Indian farmers’ predicament
05 Jul 2025 01:57 GMT
… maize, which are both almost entirely genetically modified (GM) produce. These are crops … less for maize, where many Bihar farmers harvest almost the … and other animal products that require these … allowed US farmers to plant soyabean and maize varieties that …