How farmer improves Friesian milk quality
One Kakamega County farmer, who upgraded a local breed with Friesian, has managed to improve…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Value addition earns double cash for groundnuts trader
An agribusiness trader is earning twice from every one kilogramme of groundnuts by simple processing…
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Rearing over 80 chickens on a two by two metres space
Chicken farmers can now raise more than 80 birds on a space of about two…
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Climbing beans can earn double yields for farmers
Kenya Seed Company has come up with double yielding climbing bean seed varieties that can…
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Common weed controls crop pests
Farmers can now guard their vegetables against destructive pests free of charge by growing one…
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The administrator turning his goose hobby into farming venture
A land administrator, who started rearing free-range exotic birds for fun, is turning the hobby…
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Amaranth: from weed to wonder crop
Amaranth can easily be mistaken for just another pesky weed. And while those who don’t see…
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Part-time Kajiado farmer earns Sh15,000 from ‘free’ national park land
Willy Muiru weeding in a public purpose land where he is growing vegetables. He makes…
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“Baba Yao’ painting saves banana farmer against night guarding for theft
One Kisii County farmer has abandoned risky night guarding of bananas after learning that simple…
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Equitel offering up to Sh3million loans to farmers
Agripreneurs, who have good Equity Bank history records, can now access instant loans of up…
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Ex-Egerton University students turning farming to jobs
Three former Egerton University students have tripled their one acre farm land of Irish potatoes…
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New Amiran Kenya and Yara fertiliser triples vegetable harvests
A field officer inspecting green house tomatoes, on which YaraMila Winner fertiliser was applied. The…
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How grafting can help citrus farmers beat EU chemical regulations
Kenyan citrus farmers exporting to Europe can now beat tightened EU pesticide laws by planting…
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‘Accident’ tomato growing saves farmer who lost Sh300,00 in poultry
Gabriel Njoroge (right) seeking help from Amiran Kenya Agronomist Wycliffe Obwoge. PHOTO BY LABAN ROBERT. A…
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Amiran Kenya offering free crop disease clinic to farmers
Kenyan farmers can now have their disease-ridden crops diagnosed for free following the introduction of…
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A Nairobi processing firm offering hot chilli market
Stranded chili farmers now have a sure market after a processing company announced that is…
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Purple passion fruit market pops up in Kiambu County
Farmers selling passion fruits at throw-away prices can earn more than what the common market…
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Sh60 can save farmers up to 80 per cent harvest loss
With as little as Sh60 per growing season, greenhouse horticultural farmers can save up to…
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Farmer adopts irregular planting to spread cash-flow period
A vegetable farmer has abandoned one time season growing of spinach and adopted propagation of…
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Artificial seed germination keeps off deadly tomato diseases
One small-scale tomato farmer, who repeatedly suffered losses due to deadly soil-borne diseases and pests,…
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Yellow capsicum profitable as its supply remains low
Capsicum is one of the most favourite ingredients in urban cooking, but many farmers prefer…
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Zero Fly storage bags to reduce post harvest loses by 30%
Grain farmers who have been losing up 30 percent of their yield to post harvest…
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Farmers harvest double from orange-fleshed sweet potato varieties
More than 35,000 farmers in Nyanza and Western Kenya are harvesting double yields per acre…
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Curing increases sweetpotato shelf-life from seven days to seven months
With research showing that sweet potatoes are going bad within a week, a new cost-free…
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