Tana Valley Times

Maize buyers offer less than last season

Milk cooperative starts paying farmers every week

The upper valley cooperative moves from monthly to weekly payments after members voted for it in October.

Short rains arrive early across the valley

The county's gauges recorded heavy rain a fortnight before the usual start, and more is expected through December.

Extension officers warn of fall armyworm after early rain

Check maize leaves every three days, officers advise.

Short rains forecast to start early

The county weather office says farmers should prepare land now.

Farmers' cooperative opens a second cold store

The store at Kora holds 40 tonnes of fruit and vegetables.

Avocado growers sign a new buyer

The upper valley's growers will sell to an exporter in Kanyonga.

Long rains leave dams full for the first time in four years

The valley's farm dams are full, and the water company lifts rationing.

Coffee prices lift growers in the upper valley

The cooperative paid its members more per kilo than in any year since it opened.

Dry spell cuts the bean harvest by a third

Farmers in the lower valley were hit hardest.

Irrigation scheme reaches 400 farms

Farmers in the lower valley can now water crops through the dry months.

Mango growers form a cooperative

Growers hope to sell together and waste less fruit.