[Benjamin Sakwa, Standard]Dairy and poultry farmers in Western Kenya were last week treated to new agricultural technologies that boost efficiency and leads to an increase in profits. Koech, a food scientist from Dedan Kimathi University said the invention targets small and medium poultry farmers in rural areas who cannot afford commercial incubators that are costly since they require electricity to function. “Egg shells are rich in calcium and makes crops strong at germination stage,” said Dr Simon Wesechere, a poultry scientist. “This is a programmable dehydrator that dries cereals digitally, thus reducing post-harvest losses that account for 60 per cent of grain farmers’ losses. The machine could not have come in at a better time given the massive losses maize farmers faced due to heavy rains that caused maize to rot in farms in Western Kenya last season.

Source: Standard Digital December 12, 2020 11:37 UTC