Online tool enables farmers predict weather patterns
Smallholder farmers and seed companies are now able to predict weather conditions for up to…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Family finds fortunes farming together
Behind the half an acre farm that sits next to Thika River, housing two fish…
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Pig farmers cautioned against use of Kitchen leftover feeds
Researchers have cautioned pig farmers against the use of kitchen left over as cheap feeds…
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Scientists breed goat that survives climate change
Scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute, ILRI, have come up with a superior goat…
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Researchers develop M-Pig app to curb inadequate extension officers
Pig researchers in Uganda are developing mobile based pig information platform that is aimed at…
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Citrus farmers eye juicy future with pest control project
Citrus farmers in Kenya and Tanzania are set to benefit from a project that seeks…
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Bamboo farmers’ patience pays off as markets open up
A company in Kenya is training rural and urban communities on growing bamboo, propagating, harvesting…
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KTDA launch cashless system to help farmers keep thieves at bay
Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has partnered with Safaricom to roll out a cashless payment…
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Ruiru’s Facebook farmer reaps tomato millions
At 24 years, Harun Munuve has constructed over 40 greenhouses for his clients and built…
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ABC’s of Finger millet
Cultivation of finger millet has over time been on a free fall in the country…
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Online tool helps rabbit farmers track progress remotely
Commercial rabbit farmers can now monitor the health and performance of their herd remotely thanks…
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Company makes cheaper farmer financing a reality
Approximately Sh31.5 million in grants will be released to help farmers with ideas but no…
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Firm links dairy breeders to ready market using E-marketing
A creative dairy farmer is helping dairy breeders source for markets for their animals through…
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The man who brought Africa’s fastest maturing tomato to Kenya
A wrong seed variety that frustrated farmers was the inspiration that saw a vanguard agronomist…
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Organic Company turns trash to farm treasure, healing soils
An organic fertilizer making company is seeking to correct the acidic state of Kenyan soils…
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How post election violence frustrations birthed dairy empire
A desperate cry by her son for milk which she couldn’t access at the wake…
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IT consultant finds fortune in rare birds
An enterprising IT consultant is setting the agenda in poultry farming in Kenya with adoption…
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Online seed tool maps varieties for all 47 counties
Smallholder farmers, agro dealers and extension officers in Kenya can now access the exact seed…
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Sweet potato becomes food of choice in arid areas
County governments and organizations working in Kenya’s arid areas are expressing appetite for sweet potatoes…
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13 new wasp species to bolster war on pests
Researchers at the international centre of insect physiology and ecology, ICIPE, have discovered 13 previously…
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Ugandan Coffee farmers acquire new wilt resistant varieties
Ugandans are set to benefit from a line of new coffee variety that are resistant…
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IT innovation connects farmers to unsecure loans
A team of IT specialists are helping financial institutions offer loans to the small scale…
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Sweet Potato vines silage making as Pig feeds
Pig farmers in Uganda are sighing with relief after the introduction of a low cost…
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Ugandan farmers embrace automated irrigation system
An enterprising Ugandan youth has developed an automated irrigation system that helps busy farmers in…
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