KALRO to distribute 2.5M palm seedlings as state plots to cut edible oil import dependency

KENYA – The Kenya Agriculture Research and Livestock Organization (KALRO) has rolled out a drive to distribute 2.5 million palm seedlings to farmers as it seeks to enhance local edible oil production. The initiative is spearheaded by its KALRO Alupe center located in Busia country where farmers have been urged to venture into palm farming to boost their incomes. According…

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KALRO develops high-yielding, climate smart rice varieties as GM crops receive a nod from researchers

KENYA-The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) is conducting trials for new climate-smart high-yielding rice varieties in a bid to bolster food production in the country The CSR36 rice variety which is long slender grain, non-sticky rice that separates on cooking has passed the National Performance trials and is now under distinctiveness; uniformity and stability test was displayed to…

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