Solar powered mini silos tames grain loss
A solar powered mini silo designed for smallholder farmer is touted to reduce post harvest…
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FarmBiz Africa
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Micro chipped ear tags redefine livestock branding
From the hot iron branding on livestock’s skin to ear tags fitted with micro chips,…
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Project gives farmers unlimited access to patent free seeds
Farmers and breeders can now have unlimited access to high yielding seed varieties that were…
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Rearing chicken and cows triple Kisii farmer’s earnings
A decision to keep dairy cows in the same space with poultry is paying off…
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E. African youth turn hay making into thriving ventures
An initiative to get East African youth to earn a living through constructing of hay…
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Electronic tracking chip stems cattle rustling
Livestock farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a technology meant to tame cattle…
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Falling water tables frustrate Central Kenya farmers
Swamps are fast disappearing in Central Province, as farmers drain them to grow crops. Rice,…
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Tea tree earns farmers fortunes
Impoverished farmer Julius Munyiri had struggled for years to provide for his six children on…
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Farmer field schools point farmers to right farming tools
Farmer field schools are emerging as the cheapest and quickest way of disseminating information to…
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KARI develops fast maturing horticultural produce
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute KARI has raised income prospects for horticultural farmers with high…
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Radio assists disabled farmers to increase yields
A group of disabled farmers in Nyeri county are recording improved yields thanks to a…
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ABC’s of carrot cultivation
Carrots are emerging as a crop of choice among many smallholder farmers due to their…
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Dairy, courgette farming earns farmers sh400, 000 monthly
A loss making stint at greenhouse farming in the semi arid area of Narok was…
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Kenyan women replace men as coffee champions
Kenyan women are delving into farming and marketing of coffee single handledly a departure from…
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Tomato farmers count losses as European pest strikes
A tomato disease that wipes upto 100 percent yields in days has hit the country…
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Government to reach 7million farmers with e extension
The Kenyan government has embraced electronic extension services in a bid to reach over 5million…
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Vitamin A rich bananas to the rescue of E. Africans
A genetically engineered Vitamin A rich banana variety is being trialed in America that could…
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Bio bees triple yields in greenhouses
Greenhouse farmers in the country are set to triple yields and earn from honey with…
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Global leaders discuss environment,farmers in Nairobi
Over 1, 200 high level participants across the world including UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon…
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Rare birds earn farmer Sh15million yearly
A decision to invest Sh2million in rearing rare birds has paid off for lawyer turned…
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Sensors help farmers monitor greenhouses while miles away
Greenhouse farmers can now monitor temperature and soil conditions while far away thanks to an…
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Farmers trained to talk to their cows
A project that helps farmers communicate with their livestock in order to understand when the…
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Kenyan middle class drives fresh juice processing
A high demand for processed fruit juices among Kenya’s expanding health conscious middle class is…
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Scientists develop biopesticide to tame fruit fly
A bio pesticide that tames the spread of the voracious fruit fly has been developed…
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