KIVAA, Kenya, Oct 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Peter Mutisya cuts through a yellowing grass field with a machete at his farm in Kivaa village, southern Kenya, laying knee-high blades of grass ...

One way to make a living as a farmer is to grow grass for sale to livestock keepers. Normally animals such as sheep, goats, and cattle graze in the bush eating the grass that there is for them to eat.

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A farmer in Maygag location loads fodder harvest on a donkey cart for transport to the local fodder store in Rhamo town on March 24, 2025. [Ibrahim Adan Ali, Standard] After years of enduring drought ...

A total of (203 men and 158 women) have been trained through the 3-year project funded by European Union. With livestock at the core of Mandera’s economy, 120 farmers along the riverine, through the ...

Mr Peter Kangaru, 46, runs a seven-acre farm in Naivasha where he grows a fodder crop—lucerne — for sale. Kangaru started to grow the crop in January, this year. He previously grew maize on a two-acre ...

In recent years, many small American farms have been struggling due to low commodity prices. As a way to cut down on expenses, some farm owners automate their labor, which helps them harvest crops and ...

The recent increase in fodder costs have played a major role in rising milk prices, hitting dairy farmers hard. Fodder inflation has seen a sharp hike in the last four months, despite the softening of ...