Kenya reclaims banana export markets after ban lift
Kenyan farmers are among thousands in Africa set to resume export of banana, avocado and…
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Western farmers unite to beat labour costs
Traditionally used for pooling resources for social support, chama savings groups in western Kenya have…
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World Bank launches manual to coordinate climate change interventions
World Bank has released a manual that assists governments and institutions coordinate and communicate activities…
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Scientists close in on eliminating deadly tsetse fly
ICIPE scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the life cycle of the tsetse fly,…
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Eating less meat reduces climate change, study
Eating less beef and reducing food waste can reduce greenhouse gases responsible for climate change…
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Maize farmers reclaim lost yields with organic traps
Maize and sorghum farmers in western Kenya through the guidance from researchers are using organic…
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‘Superfly’ threatens future of millions relying on cassava
Scientists are sounding the alarm on a tiny, fast breeding insect that wipes cassava in…
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Online resource center quenches farmers’ thirst for information
An electronic resource center is providing thousands of farmers with timely agricultural information thanks to…
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Flower companies court solar energy to stem rising production cost
A rising number of flower companies are now embracing use of solar energy in their…
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Stunt resistant grass to the rescue of East African farmers
Over 50,000 farmers from Kenya and Uganda are set to benefit from a new breed…
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Domesticating stingless bees
Stingless bees are facing extinction due to pressure on natural resources like deforestation among other…
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Farmers play extension officers, halving Newcastle disease and earning from it
A model that trains farmers to be community based extension officer is halving the death…
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FAO sounds the alarm on world’s most destructive banana disease
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is warning countries to step…
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ICIPE seeks to tame bee diseases with training
Over 40 bee keeps from 26 English speaking countries in Africa have received training aimed…
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Beekeeping project entice farmers with quick money
A project to draw farmers to the neglected bee farming is yielding results with farmers…
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KARI launches feed making machine to preserve dwindling pasture
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute has come up with a low cost machine that makes…
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E-Pig assists farmers in pig rearing, boosting yields
An innovation that monitors the growth of pigs while pointing farmers to right markets is…
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Microfinance pours in cash and inputs for farmers
Small holder farmers in Kiambu County can now access credit and input finance easily thanks…
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Layered storage bags choke pests, reducing post harvest losses
Newly launched storage bags are saving farmers the use of expensive preservatives while helping them…
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Maasai women farmers lead in water harvesting
A group of Maasai women in the Olepolos area of Kajiado are leading in water…
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Sex trap tames voracious moth
An early warning system using traps that fake the smell of mating female moths has…
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How to deal with mange disease in cattle
Mange is a highly contagious skin disease caused by one or a combination of several…
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Farmer cuts niche in turkey farming
Patrick Mwangi an enterprising farmer from Mathioya County is rewriting the rules of agribusiness in…
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City families fight biting food shortage with urban gardens
Written by Bob Koigi for Farmbizafrica Bereta Wahinya a retired teacher in the low income…
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