How improved soil health guarantees yield potential
Soil health is a state of a soil to meet its range of ecosystem functions as appropriate to its environment, as determined by combination of physical, chemical and biological properties.
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Understanding Integrated Pest Management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), also known as Integrated Pest Control (IPC) is meant to control pest populations below economic injury level.
The Importance of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
To minimize pesticide effects on human health, farmers have to use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in all stages of pesticide handling since they play a prominent role in ensuring overall health and safety.
Flower abortion/blossom drop in tomatoes
Blossom drop is a disorder found in tomatoes, but may also affect peppers, beans and other vegetables.
The role of pulses in offering food security
Pulses are a subgroup of the legume family, but the term “pulse” refers to the dried edible seeds of these cultivated seeds.
Understanding Soil Acidity
Soil acidity is the term used to express the quantity of hydrogen (H) and aluminum (Al) cations (positively charged ions) in soils.
Sustainable Agriculture in Kenya
Sustainable agriculture refers to producing abundant food without depleting the earth’s resources or polluting its environment.
How to manage phytotoxicity
Phytotoxicity is defined as a delay of seed germination, inhibition of plant growth or any adverse effect on plants caused by specific substances (phytotoxins) or growing conditions.
Impact of farmer training to agricultural success
Farmers’ training helps to ensure that they stay aware of fast moving developments in technology, science, agri-business management, and other skills and fields which ensures a success in agriculture.
Beekeeping to facilitate pollination
The current rate of deforestation and destruction of natural flora and fauna has resulted in a drastic decline of natural pollinators.
What are Aquaponics?
Aquaponics is a soil-free, sustainable food production method which combines aquaculture (growing fish) and hydroponics (growing plants in water using chemical nutrients).
Farmers’ contribution to the effects of pesticides on human health
The adoption and application of safety measures are necessary to avoid the detrimental effects of pesticides. That is, the right balance between the need to increase food production with the need to ensure the safety of people, food and the environment should be struck.