New tomato hybrid may cut harvest losses by 31 per cent
Farmers can reduce post harvest losses linked to rotting by growing a new tomato hybrid…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Ugandan pigs gain 0.5 kgs daily from locally made feeds
Pig farmers in Uganda have embraced sweet potato silage feeds which enable animals to add…
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Dreaded desert locusts tame heart diseases- Scientists
Scientists have discovered that consumption of desert locust reduces risks of heart disease. This revelation…
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How resilience is paying fish farmer after collapse of group
A resilient farmer, who pulled away from his peers, is enjoying a rich fish market…
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Growing Carmen cucumber can earn over Sh200,000 in four months
Growing a high-yielding variety of Carmen F1 cucumber coupled with identifying the target market can…
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How two pigs can give you close to Sh1 million in one Year
Do you have some loose Sh250,000 and don’t know where to invest?, just try pig…
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Poisoning invasive wildlife may be counter-productive to farmers
Human-wildlife conflict has become a thorny issue especially now that farmers are opening up more…
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Factsheet on bixa farming
Consistent demand for bixa seeds remain high in the country as poverty eats into most…
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Why you need drip irrigation for higher profits
With irrigation bringing more arable land under cultivation, saving the amount of water in the…
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This is how to grow and earn millions with groundnuts
Most farmers in Kenya are now embracing high value crops like groundnuts and soybeans, ditching…
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Insects to supplement proteins in animal feed
Animals would soon have rich protein insect supplements in feeds following a conclusive research on…
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Benefits of growing crops in bags
Growing flowers around houses, verandas and other open spaces available in homesteads is normal for…
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Tobacco farmers in Kenya to earn up to 4 times in export market
Tobacco farmers in Kenya are likely to earn up to Sh800 if they import their…
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Factsheet on grafting crops
Grafting is becoming one of the commonest methods of improving crop yields, increasing resistance to…
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One Tamarillo tree earns farmer Sh2,000 yearly
As one enters the home of Jesse Kiorio, his wife Kezia is singing in Kikuyu…
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Less than half acre ‘wonder’ fruit earns farmer over Sh60,000 monthly
Mr. Jesse Kioria tending to his pepino fruits Renowned Prof Wangari Maathai became an environmental…
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Accurate pregnancy testing kit may soon be in Kenya
Accurate pregnancy testing kit may soon be a reality for Kenyan farmers following the successful…
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Bell pepper farmers to make Sh1.3m per acre in 75days with a new variety
The Kenya Highland Seed company has launched a fast maturing, high value and diseases resistant…
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Dhania may help slice farm costs by ‘seducing’ pest eaters
As most farmers in Kenya grow coriander or dhania for the vibrant urban and rural…
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Adults snatch rabbit keeping ‘hobby’ away from their children, making easy and fast returns
Farmers in Kenya are quickly embracing rabbit rearing owing to its , affordable starting capital…
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High demand for Rhode Hay seeds in Kenya
Boma Rhode hay farmers in Kenya can now earn both from the hay and seeds,…
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Charolais can earn farmers over Sh0.5 million in two years
Beef farmers, more-so those in dry areas, can earn more than half a million shillings…
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Kitchen Soko linking farmers to Nairobi consumers
One tomato farmer who made losses to poor market is connecting peasants to online buyers…
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Two cows’ dung saves farmer thousands of shillings in cooking gas
With only to cows, a farmer who installed a biomass digester two years, is saving…
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