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    How to Start Dairy Farming and Make It a profitable venture – Embori part 1
    Dairy farming is the keeping of cattle, goats and camels for milk production. The Friesian cow which is black and white and produces more milk than other breeds. ‚ Jersey, it is adaptable to extreme heat and cold conditions. Ayrshire has white and brown patches. Guernsey is fawn or red and white in colour. It […]
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    Storing cowpea seeds
    The amount of loses in cowpea production is obtained during post harvest. Poor practices like improper seed drying, poor storage lowers the quality and quantity of cowpea seed. Cowpea is consumed by house holds, provide income and protein for animal. Cow pea, ground nuts and soy bean can be used as trap crops to control […]
    Duration: 00:04:37
    Guava fruit
    Guava fruit is highly desired by many consumers due to their health benefits learning how to grow this fruit helps farmers to increase their income. However this fruit has different major pests to mention fruit fly, mealybug, guava fruit borer, bark eating caterpillar, mosquito bugs and white fly to add on that grafted guava plants […]
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    Mango production technologies
    Mango fruit grows well in tropical and subtropical conditions. This fruit is highly demanded due to its healthy benefits and source of income to farmers. Additionally growing mango fruit requires simple guidelines to boost growth and increase yields. Application of techniques During planting time you must ensure proper spacing for increased plant population and more […]
    Duration: 00:13:28
    Improving rice quality
    Rice is a stable crop all over the world, its production increase with demand by improving rice quality through following proper guidelines reduces losses and increase and income. There are several practices that lower rice quality to mention varietal mixture, wrong harvesting time, impurities, poor drying and storage to add on that proper harvesting should […]
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    Growing papaya
    Papaya fruits are important for farmers, traders and consumers as they are sources of vitamins. These are usually grown using well drained pasteurised potting mix when still in the nursery bed. During the sowing process place 4- 5 seeds per pot at depth of 1 cm and then moist using chlorinated water if available. They […]
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    Planting and management of common beans and maize
    Maize is a staple food poor quality maize fetches low prices however maize is stored to ensure its availability through out the year for better prices. It is of a great importance to apply nitrogen 2 weeks after planting and after seed germination since it is needed in large quantities. Grain storage guidelines are, storage […]
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    Growing and selling indigenous poultry
    Indigenous chicken are tasty, organic and growing them contributes to food security since it has low start up costs, requires less land, labour and are highly demanded. Challenges to poultry farmers are disorganised marketing system, unreliable product supply, no access to extension services, high mortality rates, high costs of feeding and poor breeding. Its always […]
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    How to install and set up drip irrigation
    As water being the most important problem affecting the production of crops mainly during dry periods, drip irrigation stand a potential solution as it provides efficient use of water, reduce diseases, soil erosion and leaching of minerals. It is a slow water application directed to the plant. System installation First and foremost prepare raised beds, […]
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    Maize Production Steps Including Application of Foliar Fertilizers Part I
    Maize is a staple food and cash crop to many farmer‘s however learning production steps and application of both foliar and solid fertilizers help farmers to boost maize yields. Always avoid sandy, gravel and shallow soils as they hinder maize growth. There are several maize proper planting tools such as cutlers, dibblers. A combination of […]
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