Farmers prepare their land for the planting season. [PHOTO: ELIUD KIPSANG] NAIROBI: Planting season is a hopeful time. Everyone is busy preparing their land for planting, gathering farm inputs such as ...
The surprise snowfall in late September has given rural crop farmers a rare opportunity to have their soil damp enough to plant maize in October. In an ideal world, it’s a gift from our ancestors. But ...
Corn (maize) seems to be the new-found love of the Indian farmers this kharif season. With the government’s push for higher ethanol blending and expansion of feedstock, farmers have planted a record ...