Fact sheet on controlling Maize smut disease
Maize smut infection causes the corn kernels to swell up into tumor-like galls (Pic: Courtesy)…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Agro firm unveils poultry’s I-2 ND Vaccine
Farmers admitting I-2 ND Vaccine to a chicken. It is the only intervention that protects chicken from…
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Mixed farming immune farmer from severe losses
Horticulture farmer weeding his cabbage crops. Mixed farming cushions farmers from sudden drastic weather or…
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World Vision partner with Farmers’ group to help farmers in Nyamira
Principal Misambi Secondary School (in a red shirt) receiving a 10,000 liter water tank from…
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KALRO offers training to poultry farmers
Indigenous chicks feeding.The poultry sector in Kenya contributes approximately 1.7% to Kenya’s Gross Domestic…
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WhatsApp group help farmers access farming Information
Lack of better and up-to-date information that has made most farmers make uninformed decisions on…
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Water hyacinth provides good substrate for mushroom farming
Water hyacinth. It is a free floating perennial herb of fresh water ecosystems. Dry hyacinth…
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ICIPE recognized as a global hub for bee health expertise
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) headquarters at Duduville Campus. ICIPE to provide…
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Grain processing plant to benefit East Africa farmers
A food processing plant at work. Farmers need to access primary processing facilities that improve the…
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Saleslady ventures into Onion farming to diversify her income
Fresh harvested onions. Onions can escape the pangs of drought given that they are ready…
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Seeds, not Diamonds, will Make Africa Great
Dr. Kanayo Nwanze OpinionAs I settle back in my homeland Nigeria since…
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Kenyan Farmers to get connected to the World’s Largest Peer-to-Peer Farmer Knowledge Sharing Network
WeFarm, the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing network, today announced that it has partnered with…
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Pan-African organizations Partner for Nature and Agriculture
AGRA’s President, Dr. Agnes Kalibata (left) and AWF’s President, Mr. Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya handshaking during the signing…
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Murang’a farmers riding on Charentais Melon
Charentais melon. They are rich in beta-carotene, folic acid, potassium, vitamin C and dietary fiber….
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Drying vegetables increases shelf life to over eight months
Farmers at Kisii ASK show listening to an agribusiness expert demonstrating on vegetable solar drier….
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Stick harvesting cuts potato losses
Patrick Njenga harvests Irish potatoes by free hand or sticks to reduce injuries that lead…
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Low supply triples cabbage cost in Mombasa
Red cabbage at Nyeri ASK Showground in 2016. Cabbage is earning three times more in…
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Human urine best fishpond fertiliser, research says
Kakamega Prison Officer Fredrick Misoi at an integrated fishpond site. Human urine has been identified…
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Increased tomato supply reduces profits
Tomatoes ready for sale. Traders are making less profit despite increase of the tomato production….
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Crisps reduce farmer’s mango losses
A farmer posses with mangoes. Kilifi farmer is drying mangoes for sale as crisps. Photo…
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Cowdung stops snakes from feeding on fish
An integrated fishpond with chicken, rabbits ad vegetables at Nakuru ASK Show ground. Keeping cow-dung…
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Turbo ups tractor efficiency by 30 per cent
Kisumu Agricultural Society of Kenya Chairperson Caleb Oluga tries the TT4 Tractor as CMC Motors…
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OPINION: African governments move into race to halt armyworm catastrophe
When my team and I visited Felix Jumbe, of Peacock Seeds, a hybrid seed…
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Maize protect peas for EU export
Peas in pods. Growing maize with peas protects the latter crop from aphids. This canhelp…
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