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Discover how you can make Ksh 360,000 on an acre monthly with the lucrative agricultural venture of TERERE farming in Kenya.
Read more in our latest article: https://t.co/xumNX6ZC1H #AmaranthFarming #KenyaAgriculture

[Kenya Met Department 🇰🇪 @MeteoKenya]

Kindly take note that the El Niño phenomenon remains in effect. As a result, it is expected that both the month of October and the entire season is likely to receive above-average rainfall, which remains linked to the ongoing El Niño event.

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🥑 Big news for Kenya's avocado industry! The inaugural shipment to India has touched down in Mumbai. After 8 long years of negotiations, avocados are on the move! 🇰🇪🇮🇳 #KenyaAvocado

[gatwiri @gatwiri_c]

Cooking greens into the meat, a time tested tradition to get people to eat their greens. And to hide that there are now fewer pieces of meat on the plate than before. And to shield family from noticing any changes in the family finances/budget. A multipurpose hack.

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Twiga right now

[Mungai Kihanya @mungaikihanya]

Didn't Twiga Foods raise something like sh25B in capital injection not so long ago? How fast can one burn that kind of money? Yet we haven't seen any overt presence in the economy.

There appears to be something fundamentally wrong at Twiga Foods!

https://t.co/lrGrJ8RSml

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Kenya is now in TOP 15 of global avocado producing nations.

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@ThiophilusKipr1 @YaraKenya @Rodgers @sava Hi Theophilus, those yellow leaves on your beans might be due to various reasons like nutrient deficiency or overwatering.

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Avocado dealers are at risk of losing their licenses over quality violations. They now have to transport avocados in plastic crates and comply with regulations to avoid trouble with Agriculture Food Authority.

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@mugoya_raphael Correct.

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Test your farming knowledge. Can you identify this fruit?
Tip: The fruit can be yellow or green when ripe, with a very thin skin that is edible. #FarmersQuiz

[Mugoya Isaac Raphael @mugoya_raphael]

@ShambaReport white sapote

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Good news for coffee farmers.
Direct coffee sales at auction approved, sidelining brokers as Nairobi Coffee Exchange reopens after a month-long suspension. Challenges persist but reforms are underway.

[gatwiri @gatwiri_c]

bodabodas are the cornerstone of smallholder agriculture logistics. Want something from the agrovet? Quickly get/deliver bunches of banana? A bag or two of beans, a lost goat or sheep back to the herd, a new a catch of fish/milk to the market, water pump fuel, supplies for...

[DorothNengai @DorothNengai]

@ShambaReport Loquat

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@maxwellthevet Correct

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@mugoya_raphael Correct

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Farmers, can you name the plant?

Tip: This crop is often referred to as 'white gold' due to its valuable fiber.
#FarmersQuiz

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Test your farming knowledge. Can you identify this fruit? #FarmersQuiz

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#FarmersMorning

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Could this kind of technology contribute to rural modernization and lift farmers here out of poverty, like we've seen in China? 🤖🌱