Farmer saves seeds in gourds creating bank
In response to the growing unavailability of seed, a small-scale farmer from the rural area…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
New soya bean varieties boost farmers and country’s income
Four high yielding soya bean varieties that are resistant to leaf rust disease, one of…
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Garlic farming and marketing
Garlic is a high value horticultural crop in the onion family. Farmers in most parts…
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Traders’ pricing sound the death knell for farmers’ income
John Mbugua is a farmer in the Kinale area in Kiambu district. It is Thursday…
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SACCOs behind Nyeri’s farming boom
Mzee Zacharia Kanyotu is a small scale farmer whose life has greatly improved thanks to…
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Former pilot finds millions in birds
A former Ugandan pilot’s decision to turn to poultry farming has paid off with his…
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Scientists mull insect based animal feeds to tame cost
Scientists are exploring ways of introducing low cost insect based livestock feeds with over 500…
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Leather city a boost to Kenya’s export earnings
Kenya is betting on an upcoming leather city to tap into the lucrative leather…
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Pokot women target export market with unique honey
Over 400 Pokot women are now exporters of a unique honey in an initiative that…
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Africa bets on rice union to boost production
Kenya has played host to a meeting that has birthed a continental initiative to harmonize…
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Bio fertilizer doubles cane yields
A researcher from Kinyara Sugar factory in western Uganda has developed a biological fertilizer that…
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Uganda records quail farming boom despite Kenya’s fiasco
Even as Kenyan farmers count losses after the qual farming fiasco, their Ugandan counterparts are…
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Butternut squash cultivation
The nutritional value of a large pear shaped golden yellow pumpkin has seen its come…
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Rural SACCO transforms to a milk powerhouse
An association of 35 dairy farmers producing 32 litres a day in the 1990s has…
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Razed farms take a toll on crop yields
The practice of burning maize stalks on farms by most farmers who find no use…
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Growing tomatoes organically
Tomato is one of the crops where pesticides are frequently applied. The reasons for spraying…
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Garissa farmers get smart with new age crops
Smallholder farmers in Garissa are teaching their Kenyan counterparts the art of making quick money…
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Tomato growing hobby rises to a multimillion empire
A tomato growing hobby has metamorphosed into a multimillion export venture employing thousands of Kenyans…
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Forest project create incomes and jobs for Western farmers
Farmer groups in Nandi area are easing pressure on the epic Nandi forest through engaging…
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Green grams sprout in arid Makueni
A drought tolerant crops project in the vastly dry Mtito Andei area is assisting farmers…
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Farmers return to fruit farming on attractive market pay
Dismal farm gate prices, erratic markets and unscrupulous traders have sounded the death knell on…
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Goat farming points HIV positive farmer to fortunes
Jacinta is a HIV positive smallholder farmer who has had to struggle to feed her…
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Packaging law becomes traders’ hot potato
Potato traders in the country are finding themselves in a tight fix for packaging the…
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Farmers breathe life to tender crops with polythene covers
Vanguard farmers are courting unique covers that protect their tender crops from direct sunlight, birds…
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