Smart Farmer Magazine

1 week ago | smartfarmerkenya.com | Zablon Oyugi

By Zablon [email protected] most African societies, children are usually scared of worms and insects. In some instances, when sulking or crying, they would be threatened with words such as ‘nyamanza, dudu itakukula’, meaning: “Stop crying or insects will devour you”. As a result, young children are brought up fearing insects, slugs, worms, butterflies, bees, spiders and even snakes and other creepy crawlies. This phobia continues even in adulthood.

1 week ago | smartfarmerkenya.com | Zablon Oyugi

By Zablon OyugiCamel meat and milk are emerging as transformative forces for women and youth in Kenya’s Isiolo County, where local communities are harnessing the health benefits and market potential of these unique livestock products. Through the efforts of the Isiolo Tawakal Farmers Marketing Co-operative Society Ltd., a growing number of women are turning camel rearing into a viable, income-generating venture—helping to promote nutrition, economic empowerment, and gender equality.

2 weeks ago | smartfarmerkenya.com | Zablon Oyugi

The government has reassured players in Kenya’s floriculture sector that it is taking decisive steps to address the False Codling Moth (FCM) challenge among other key issues affecting the sector, as the country gears up for the enforcement of the European Union’s new phytosanitary directive, Regulation (EU) 2024/2004.

3 weeks ago | smartfarmerkenya.com | Zablon Oyugi

Nairobi, June 5, 2025 — A coalition of Kenyan civil society organizations (CSOs) has called on the government and private sector to take decisive and immediate action to end plastic pollution across its entire lifecycle. Marking this year’s World Environment Day under the theme #EndingPlasticPollution, the CSOs warned of the escalating crisis that poses a growing threat to ecosystems, public health, and climate stability.

3 weeks ago | smartfarmerkenya.com | Zablon Oyugi

By Christine Ojung’aKenya has called for a region-wide shift to data-driven farming in an urgent push to tackle worsening soil degradation that threatens food security and farmers’ incomes. According to Mutahi Kagwe, the Agriculture Cabinet Secretary, access to accurate soil data is critical to halting declining productivity among smallholder farmers. “The fortunes of my farm changed overnight due to soil testing.