Farmers employ different strategies when it comes to farming. For instance, for land preparation, options available could be conventional ploughing plus harrowing, minimum tillage through ripping/chiselling and application of herbicides (glyphosate) etc. Above the technical skills involved, there are cost implications and economic impact associated with these strategies.
Healthy soil is arguably the most important resource for any farmer across the world. Soil health relates to its capacity to support the growth of crops sustainably. Maintaining or restoring soil health however must be a deliberate effort of every farmer. Cereal Growers Association (CGA) farmer members in different parts of the country as well as Narok have been decrying the diminishing productivity of their…
CGA and AGRA Officialy Launch Phase II of The Regenerative Agriculture Program – A Scale Out Makueni County: 27th June 2022 – Cereal Growers Association (CGA) and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) officially launch Phase II of the Building Regenerative, Sustainable and Profitable Smallholder Agricultural Transformative Systems in Eastern Kenya Project. The project is funded by IKEA foundation through Alliance for a Green Revolution…
Justus Kimeu is one of more than 10,000 smallholder farmers, trained in AGRA Regenerative Agriculture project implemented by CGA Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Smart Agriculture technologies increase income and crop production in Makueni County. “Today I don’t regret to have come back to the village as I have good income.” For many years, smallholder farmers in Makueni County have faced several challenges including adverse effects of climate…
Linking farmers’ hubs to potential buyers to enhance inclusive growth Established in 2019, Gakiuma Hub located in Tharaka Nithi County serves 507 farmers from three main groups. Before the formation of the hub, members had pre-production and post-harvest challenges. They could not access quality seeds to plant and this factor dwindled their harvests by a greater margin. “Farmers used to smear a mixture of cow…
When farmers adopt new techniques, production multiplies Sorghum and Green grams farming is a tradition in Makueni that dates back. Amuka hub from Makueni County in Eastern region Kenya has been growing Sorghum and green grams for many years. But traditional farming practices were not resulting in good yields. Amuka hub members planted sorghum, green grams and other cereals on their fields, and they did…
Farmers Experience Increased Revenue through Sorghum Farming As Purity Njeru walks through one of her farm in Tharaka South Sub County, Tunyai Location, Tharaka Nithi County, she points to the bounty of growing sorghum. “I have practiced farming for several years now, to be precise over 20 years. Farming is what I do for life. It is what I eat, drink and use to raise…
Linking farmers’ hubs to potential buyers to enhance inclusive growth Established in 2019, Gakiuma Hub located in Tharaka Nithi County serves 507 farmers from three main groups. Before the formation of the hub, members had pre-production and post-harvest challenges. They could not access quality seeds to plant and this factor dwindled their harvests by a greater margin. “Farmers used to smear a mixture of cow…
Growers trained to improve production, connect to markets, increase sales Tabitha Kilonzo, a 57-year-old mother of five, is one of the 255 members of the Kwa Mikuyu CBO Hub who grow sufficiently high quality sorghum and green grams to meet market standards, thanks to Cereal Growers Association (CGA) training, which began in 2018. Tabitha has seen her harvest increase since the intervention of CGA’s Cereal…
Good agricultural practices increase yield and Income Boniface Mutua Mbiti is a 48 year-old father of four children and a member of the Amuka Hub in Masue location, Makueni Sub-County, Makueni County. He earns most of his income from growing Sorghum and green grams on his 5 acre piece of land. He decided to venture into farming to help support his family. “I used to…
