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    How to manage pregnant mothers and kids
    Special care and attention should be given to kids and pregnant goats in goat farming. Natural synchronization does not involve use of artificial hormones but the male is removed from the flock for 3 months. The females keep coming on heat but miss to be served and when introduced, many females will come on heat […]
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    How to manage your goat kids to avoid stunting
    Farmers go through many challenges but most of the challenges they go through can be solved. When goats have parasites, their hair become rough, the goats look dirty and their bellies swell. This causes the animals to get stunted and some times die. To minimize kids‘ exposure to the parasites, do not allow the kids […]
    Duration: 00:10:00
    Procedures of starting goat farming
    Before beginning goat farming business, there are some key things to consider. When beginning goat farming, human resource is a very important factor, because it is these that help in feeding and rearing of the goats. Sometimes its hard to find a graduate doing such a job and in most cases you have to deal […]
    Duration: 00:11:08
    Causes of sudden death and how to spray in goats
    Spraying is one of the challenges facing livestock farmers because sometimes tick resistance to acaricides develops. Tick resistance to acaricides can be overcome by changing the acaricide used every 3 months. When changing the acaricide, take note to change to an acaricide with a different active ingredient to the one you have been previously using […]
    Duration: 00:05:35
    SLM02 Fanya juu terraces
    Fanya juu terraces have provided a framework to Kenya‘s successful soil and water conservation programme. Cultivation becomes easier as the terraces spread out to make the land more level and when combined with manure yields increase. There are mostly used by farmers with sloping lands to help in water conservation and prevent soil erosion. Construction […]
    Duration: 00:13:00
    Mass trapping of fruit flies
    Fruit flies deposit their eggs in fruits and fruits begin to rot. This causes losses especially for the export market, but these can be controlled using pheromone traps with methyl eugenol. The traps can be made from transparent plastic jars by making small holes on the top of each of the 4 sides of the […]
    Duration: 00:11:00
    Weaver ants against fruit flies
    Weaver ants play greater roles in reducing losses caused by fruit flies through several ways. Since fruit flies are terrible insect pests that use their pointed tip to lay eggs under the fruit skin which hatch into worms causing fruit drop. However care should be taken to differentiate the harmless acid released by weaver ants […]
    Duration: 00:13:00
    Promoting weaver ants in your orchard
    Fruit trees are affected by insect pests which are not easily noticed by farmers making their control difficult. But promoting weaver ants protects fruit and nuts from fruit flies and other pests. Weaver ants are reddish ants that protect fruit trees by in and living in large numbers against intruders Life cycle Larvae produce silk […]
    Duration: 00:09:20
    Preparing cashew apple juice
    Cashew juice is nutritious and processed from cashew apples, rich in vitamins and source of income throughout the year. Start by collecting ripe cashew apples without force and do not use fallen and unripe apples as these may contain microbes and tilt the taste respectively. Also wash cashew apples with clean water to remove dirt […]
    Duration: 00:12:30
    Enriching porridge
    In Africa, children between 6 months and 2 years get sick, because of poor nutrition. Feeding them with enriched porridge enables them to grow up strong with less problems. Enriched maize is made from whole grain cereals supplemented with flour of cow pea, soya beans, peanuts and fruits. Before beginning to prepare enriched porridge, clean […]
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