This archive report was first published on 24 August 2019.
Seeds of Gold, a leading agricultural program, will host its Farm Clinic at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) Kandara Station in Thika next Saturday.
The event, sponsored by Nation Media Group, Elgon Kenya Ltd, Toyota Group, Isuzu EA, Camco, Kalro, and Egerton University, will run from 8:30 am to 4 pm, providing farmers with an opportunity to engage with experts and learn about the latest farming techniques, agribusiness, and pest control methods.
According to Nelson Maina, communications and marketing manager at Elgon Kenya, the event has been a success since its inception, with farmers arriving early to seek solutions to their agricultural challenges.
‘The experience at the Farm Clinic is that farmers arrive at the venue early, some almost two hours before kickoff, armed with all sorts of evidence that include leaves, roots, twigs, damaged fruits, caterpillars, and stunted plants,’ Maina said.
Previous clinics have been held in Njoro, Kitale, Meru, Nyahururu, Kisii, and Kirinyaga, and this event is expected to be just as informative and beneficial to the country’s agriculture sector.
