As drought kills livestock, Maasai women are turning drought-resistant grass into animal feed and income.

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.

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 ...

With its appearance at the 2022 National Western Stock Show, FarmBox Foods announced the development of a hydroponic system that enables ranchers to grow nutrient-rich feed onsite year-round. The ...

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 ...

It’s essential to know how much fodder your veld produces in a year. Over time, keeping fewer animals invariably improves the ...

Years ago, after bad springs, farmers always held onto the hope of a good summer balancing things out. Maybe there was more ...