http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for farmingnewsdaily.co.uk. The Constitution of Kenya stands out shoulder to shoulder among the most progressive in the world. Since its enactment in 2010, this beautiful piece of governance is among the most searched documents, as informed by thousands of hits daily on Internet search engines. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/new_farming_and_fishing_laws.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT John Mwangi stands in his wooden shed counting bags of maize neatly bundled in burlap. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/080513/farmers_and_mobile_phones_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The Treasury has proposed to allocate Sh38.9 billion to the agriculture, livestock and fisheries ministry, with the bulk of the sector’s disbursement for the first time being earmarked for development projects. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/government_help_for_the_farm_sector_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Italian government has released Sh1 billion to ensure food security in West Pokot and Turkana. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/010513/italians_finance_farm_irragation_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Farmers and veterinarians across Africa are increasingly using cell phones to issue alerts quickly about possible animal disease outbreaks at a very early stage and to track wide-scale vaccination campaigns. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/110313/farmers_and_their_phones_.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT A Chinese firm manufacturing hatchery equipment has partnered with a local establishment to tap into the promising opportunities at the county level in Kenya. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/220213/poultry_farming_with_chinese_help_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Young Kenyans interested in poultry farming can now apply for egg hatching incubators on credit from the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/310113/egg_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan court acquitted a former junior minister of inciting violence for lack of evidence following the killing of over 100 people in politically-instigated fighting in the Tana River coastal region, his lawyer said Wednesday. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/230113/farm_minister_walks_from_court_.aspx reuters Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Young Kenyans interested in poultry farming can now apply for egg hatching incubators on credit from the Youth Enterprise Development Fund. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/010213/poultry_farming_.aspx 5mpublishing Fri, 01 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT Farmers in Rift Valley are diversifying from maize production due to the length of time that it takes before harvesting. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140113/maize_production.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT After her husband died three years ago, Celine was forced to work on other people’s land for just 50 Kenyan shillings (about 36p) a day. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/071112/farming_for_independence_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan flour miller, Unga Group has announced an 18.7% drop in full-year pretax profit to US$6m. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/091012/poultry_feed__0.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan flour miller, Unga Group has announced an 18.7% drop in full-year pretax profit to US$6m. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/091012/poultry_feed_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Hundreds of armed raiders killed at least 38 villagers and torched more than 150 houses on Monday in the latest fighting between rival tribes in a dispute over land and water in Kenya's coastal region. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/270912/hundreds_killed_in_land_clash.aspx reuters Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Farm minister charged http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/240912/farm_minister_charged.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 24 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT A government minister pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges he had incited violence in a dispute over land and water in Kenya's coastal region in which over 100 people have been killed, but was later sacked from the cabinet anyway. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/210912/government_minister_sacked_over_farm_dispute_.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenya’s poultry farmers located in Central province made €37.96 million in 2011, a strong indicator of a growing sector now second only to dairy. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/280612/poultry_farmers_making_good_money_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan Vice president, Kalonzo Musyoka’s China tour has brought investors to Kenya, among them Yurun Food International, the pig producer. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/190612/pork_production_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 24 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Researchers and scientists have identified the strange disease which has destroyed thousands of acres of maize crops in South Rift as maize lethal necrotic. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200612/problems_in_the_maize_crop_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT Two weeks after the start of long rains season, which had delayed for about a month, Kenya is experiencing reduction in rainfall amount in most parts of the country. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/010512/less_rain_this_season_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The agricultural workers' union has secured the return of more than 3,000 workers to work. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/farm_worker_problems.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Milk production in North Rift drops as cash-strapped farmers cannot adopt better farming technology. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/240412/dairy_farming_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Milk production in North Rift drops as cash-strapped farmers cannot adopt better farming technology http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/180412/problems_for_dairy_farmers_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Cattle keepers in Kigali have lost stock worth Rwf 167 million to Brucellosis, a cattle disease caused by the brucella abortus bacteria which leads to miscarriages in the animals. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/brucellosis_in_cattle_.aspx allafrica.com Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Kenyan traders who have battled increased production costs, have been pushed across the borders to Uganda to buy cheaper eggs for consumption and re-sale in Kenya. As the cost of poultry feeds increased it forced many farmers interested in the egg business to go hunting for cheaper eggs. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200112/imported_eggs_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Limuru Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society is on the verge of collapse because of heightened competition in milk processing and a sharp increase in middlemen, who take over 60 per cent of the firm's daily milk supply. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/201211/dairy_farmers_in_trouble_.aspx allafrica.com Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT A team of Michigan State University researchers secured a $700,000 grant to help farmers in Zambia and Kenya overcome the challenges faced from changes in climate. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/301111/us_help_for_farmers_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT A Swiss-funded NGO has embarked on vaccinate of 50,000 chicken in Likuyani district, reports The Star of Nairobi. SCC-VI Agro Forestry, operating in Kitale, hopes to save farmers from losses caused by poultry diseases. The organisation has funded a community based organisation – Kongoni agricultural community – and is targeting 50 CBOs within the district. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/241111/poultry_vaccines.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Poultry farmers in the North Rift are slowly but steadily looking for other options due to increased cost of eggs production, reports All Africa, citing an item in Daily Nation of Kenya. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/231111/poultry_industry_problems.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Animal feed manufacturers all over Kenya are shutting their doors and many others are operating at half capacity and struggling cover their costs, according to the Association of Kenya Feed Manufacturers (Akefema). http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/171111/poultry_farmers_hit_by_feed_costs.aspx worldpoultry Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT A vaccine to protect cattle from East Coast fever, a destructive disease in eastern and central Africa, is being developed in Kenya. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/041111/kenya___vaccine_in_development_for_east_coast_fever.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Two wheat varieties resistant to the deadly Ug99 strain of stem rust are set for release in Kenya, says a report from United Nations' Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs (IRIN). http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/081111/wheat_breakthrough.aspx albertafarmeaxpress Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT ABOUT 1.2million hectares will be irrigated in the next five years as part of the government plan to eradicate drought-related hunger in the country, President Kibaki has said. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/201011/farm_irrigation.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Entomologist Glen Scoles, veterinary medical officer Massaro Ueti and research leader Don Knowles at the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Animal Disease Research Unit (ADRU) in Pullman, Washington, have been working on the collaborative project for more than five years. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/191011/vaccinating_cattle_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT The scheme, which has been piloted in northern Kenya since early 2010, uses freely-available satellite data to assess the state of pastures. When the images show that pastures have dried up, farmers can claim compensation for animals that have died as a result — without insurers having to verify the deaths in person. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/260911/drought_payment_scheme.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 01 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT Lack of duty-free sugar from the Common Markets for Eastern and Southern Africa member states is to blame for the current sugar crisis. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/300911/kenya___concerns_over_sugar_prices_.aspx allafrica.com Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Sugarcane farmers are now demanding sugar companies review cane prices upwards to ensure that farmers also benefit from sugar price hikes. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/290911/sugarcane_farming.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Biodiversity conservation among pastoral communities is increasingly researched as an area that could hold the key to helping pastoralists deal with the challenges of climate change and land use policy changes by allowing them to diversify their incomes. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/280911/new_farm_land_schemes.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The scheme, which has been piloted in northern Kenya since early 2010, uses freely-available satellite data to assess the state of pastures. When the images show that pastures have dried up, farmers can claim compensation for animals that have died as a result — without insurers having to verify the deaths in person. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/230911/drought_payments_for_farmers.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT Poultry farmers countrywide are scaling back chicken production, driven by the soaring costs of feed made principally from maize, which is now at all-time high prices, according to Business Daily Africa. But for some, the soaring prices have forced a search for alternative feed that scientists claim are cheaper and more nutritious for poultry, and end competition for mainstream human food. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/150911/poultry_farming_problems.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT A number of farmers in Central Kenya have turned to pig breeding as a profitable cottage industry, owing to high demand and good prices. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060911/pig_farming.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT A number of farmers in Central Kenya have turned to pig breeding as a profitable cottage industry, owing to high demand and good prices. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060911/kenya___pig_farming.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT The attention will be on how the government is planning to address the looming hunger as the minister for Agriculture, Food Security and Cooperatives, Professor Jumanne Maghembe, tables his budget when Parliament resumes today. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/220811/farming_problems.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 28 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Government is preparing to provide hay storage and balers in livestock farming zones as it seeks to boost commercialisation and sustainability of the business. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/270811/cleaning_up_the_cattle_trade.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Camel rearing is fast catching up with cattle farming as Kenya’s main source of meat as herders struggle to cope with more frequent droughts, especially in the semi-arid north. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/230811/buying_camel_meat.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Maize seed farmers in Trans Nzoia County want the Government to increase the prices of the commodity to cushion them from high costs of production. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/220811/planting_maize.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT In welcome news for the people of Kenya, a set of new laws will allow the production and importation of genetically modified (GM) crops. Kenyans have been suffering the effects of a long drought on food supplies, with price spikes and malnutrition becoming frequent problems due to grain deficits. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/020811/fearmongering_over_gm_crops.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Ministry of Finance has launched a programme in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) aimed at spurring lending to the agricultural sector. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/050711/finance_for_farmers_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Many smallholder livestock keepers face several constraints related to feeds and feeding, including inadequate quality and quantity of feeds, inefficient supply chains and poor storage facilities, all of which have a negative impact on livestock productivity. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/270611/feeding_cattle_.aspx newsroom - farmingnewsdaily.co.uk Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Irish veterinary epidemiologist Delia Grace leads a team researching animal health and food safety for trade at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), based in Nairobi, Kenya. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/270611/livestock_disease_problems.aspx 5mpublishing Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT