A farmer views groundnuts leaves during the just concluded Seeds of Gold Farm Clinic at NaSARRI last Saturday. Photo Simon Peter Emwamu For its many uses, groundnuts (scientific name, Arachis hypogaea ...

Call it peanut, groundnut or a monkey nut, these small, oval shaped nuts were perhaps one of the first few domesticated grain legumes by mankind. They are originally from Southern Bolivia - ...

Available statistics about groundnuts in Uganda have shown an increase in production mainly caused by growing demand for the food crop. Figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics indicate that ...

ANANTAPUR: Farmers of Anantapur and Sri Sathya Sai districts are in a dilemma whether to grow groundnut or cotton during the Kharif season even as the monsoon is on the threshold of onset. Groundnut ...

The cultivation of groundnut in the State has been decreasing in the State for the last few years despite growing demand for oilseed crops. According to a top official in the Agriculture Department, ...

Agricultural scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Kapurthala district are gearing up to enhance field demonstration of spring groundnut cultivation as an alternative to the water-guzzling maize ...

For the past five planting seasons Peter Magana has been growing a local variety of groundnuts in Tharaka Nithi County on his three-acre piece of land, but is yet to break even in the venture he hopes ...