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    Inside Kakuzi: Quality Macadamia Production
    Macadamia is an important crop. The nut is an important fruit because it has beneficial oils that help enhance our health. Production and processing Begin in the nursery by selecting required cultivars and graft them to produce quality seedlings. The seedling are then planted in well drained soils across the slope and do proper spacing. […]
    Duration: 00:04:11
    Post harvest loss prevention; mycotoxins in crops
    The amount of harvest lost during storage due to production of aflatoxins and mycotoxins as a result growth of moulds reduces the quality and supply of crops. Micro organisms cause diseases by producing toxins on food that make people sick. Different moulds produce aflatoxins on food due to presence of favourable conditions for them. Sickness […]
    Duration: 00:04:56
    Groundnut; good agriculture practices for production
    Groundnuts are high nutritous crops with high demand. However, its production is affected by the poor agronomic practices that farmers practice. Groundnuts provide good yield once simple actions are followed such as soil conditions, seed variety planted and crop rotation. Rotate crops in field to improve soil health and reduce diseases. Choose right sandy loam […]
    Duration: 00:10:00
    Row planting of sesame
    Sesame seeds have a lot of benefits both health wise and economically but yields in Africa are low due to broad casting. Raw planting and thinning can help increase on yields. Broadcasting produces plants that are so close together hence grow poorly and also makes field operations like weeding difficult to make while raw planting […]
    Duration: 00:09:00
    Harvesting and storing sesame
    Sesame is easy to grow but poor harvesting, threshing and storage can reduce its quality. Stones, sand and other impurities can mix with sesame seeds affecting its price. When sesame gets too ripe in the field, the seed capsule splits open and release their seeds. Sesame is ready for harvest when the stalks become yellowish, […]
    Duration: 00:09:07
    Maintaining varietal purity of sesame
    Pure sesame of the same colour, size, oil and starch contents is preferred however sesame productivity decrease when varieties are mixed. Sesame is grown for edible seeds and revenue to farmers. Following the right practices reduces variety mixing and increase consumer preferences. Quality seed Change seeds every 3 years. Use quality seeds from trusted dealers, […]
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    Coffee: picking & drying
    Managing coffee plots, maximises returns. Good coffee drying and storage are major aspects to maintain quality and maximise profits from coffee. Coffee management practices maximise returns. Picking, quality management and storage affect income. Coffee picking Pick only red ripe berries at least once a week. Avoid stripping off berries, because this removes unripe berries. Bruising […]
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    Coffee: stumping & pruning
    Stumping coffee bushes on a regular basis and pruning each year boosts yields and income. Stump older trees with too many branches and produce less cherries but do not stump more than one third at a time, since it takes a year without producing. Cut at 45 degrees this will lead to 3 new buds. […]
    Duration: 00:13:46
    Making better shea butter
    Shea butter contains nutrients, used for cooking, cosmetics medicine and generate income. Following hygienic practices and key systematic steps results in safe butter for consumers. However avoid distractions during churning as this reduces the fat percentage and do not use steel containers as they add toxicity to the product. Sort and mill Wash shelled kennels […]
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    Harvesting and storing shea nuts
    Quality Shea butter is a good source of income. However poor harvesting and handling of sheat nuts results into poor kennels that are processed into shea butter. Shea fruits are fermented in order to easily remove the nuts. Drying and storing Collect fully mature shea nuts that have fallen on ground in clean containers to […]
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