Grass cushions farmer’s retirement

Grass cushions farmer’s retirement

Bernard Gitobu in his grass farm Bernard Gitobu spent most of his life working in bank, but deep down his heart, he knew he would retire into farming. After all, his parents were farmers. Upon retiring from work, Bernard went ahead to set up his farm in Kithoka...
Simplyfying soil data management in sub-Saharan Africa

Simplyfying soil data management in sub-Saharan Africa

Source: http://gsdm.ciat.cgiar.org    The idea of visualizing soil data at a glance electronically is exciting to many actors in agriculture and land-use planning. Previously, soil characterization required traveling to the field to collect soil samples and sending...
Grass transforms farmers’ fortune

Grass transforms farmers’ fortune

Rachel talks with Uwe Ohmstedt from CIAT about the performance of the cultivars on her plots. “I had a bad experience when I ordered some grass seeds that were being advertised on Facebook.  What I got was a mix of Mulato and some unidentified variety that did not do...

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