Dubai fresh produce importer looking for avocado, orange and dragon fruits suppliers
Green Roots Trading Llc, a Dubai-based vegetables and fruits importer is looking for exporters who…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Elgeyo Marakwet farmer who grows orange fleshed sweet potato to exploit its rich market
Until 2017, Hellen Jeruiyot, a small-scale farmer from Elgeyo Marakwet County used to grow maize…
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Homa Bay fish farmers set to increase production and profits with new hatchery
About 25,000 small-scale fish farmers from Homa Bay County are set to increase production and…
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Kisumu farmer who dumped chicken for Guinea fowls has never looked back
In 2017 Nelson Orembe, a poultry farmer from Nyando in Kisumu County decided, due to…
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How Kenyan farmers can cushion themselves from negative impacts of global price fluctuations
Kenyan farmers and traders can increase the value of their foreign exchange earnings and protect…
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Kenyan mango farmers and traders unite to promote production and marketing of the fruit
Farmers, local traders and other stakeholders in the mango sector have launched an association to…
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Grafting purple with yellow passion controls nematode attacks
Farmers who plant a grafted purple passion with yellow passion rootstock have high chances of…
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Former maize farmer finds a new paying off venture in sunflower
Julius Limo, a small-holder farmer from Simatwet village, some 800m away along the busy Eldoret-Kitale…
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New project offers groundnuts as alternative source of income for sugarcane for Western Kenya farmers
A farmer harvesting groundnuts at Matete in Kakamega County. Photo: Hellen Owuor, World Vision A…
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How to avoid soil hardening and crop drying in bag farming
Gaitano Ayieko of Real IPM points to 100 population bag for balcony and rooftop farming….
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Stem cutting potato seed production method reduces pests and diseases by half
Adopting stem cutting in potato seed production can reduce by more than a half the…
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Fresh fruits exporters in need of apple mangoes ahead of high season
Apple mangoes. Photo courtesy. Kenyan fresh fruits exporters are looking for apple mangoes, the preferred…
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Kilifi farmer dries mango fruits to beat low markets price in peak season
In a bid to counter poor pricing during peak season and loses in rotting of…
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Vihiga County recruiting farmers to grow traditional vegetables for Carrefour
Spider plant Vihiga County, in western Kenya is seeking to recruit 2,500 farmers who have…
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Fortified composite manure increases harvest two-fold
A fortified composite manure at a past ASK Show on October 29, 2016. Fortified composite…
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Reduced spacing increases cowpeas yields per acre
Farmers attending a field day in Western Kenya are taught in the importance of cowpeas….
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Uasin Gishu farmer dumps maize for pumpkins, earns Sh420,000 a season
After cultivating maize for nine years, Uasin Gishu County farmer Kiptanui Kiplagat has dumped the…
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Banana wine, crisps making promises bright future to college dropout
In 2004 Askah Omiso Nyakwara dropped out of college due to lack of school fees….
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Exporter looking for 2000 farmers to grow horticultural crops
Kandia Fresh Produce Suppliers Ltd, a Nairobi based exporter is looking to increase its production…
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Pruning cuts pests, increases capsicum yields
Farmers practicing pruning and thinning increase chances of getting up ten kilos of capsicum (also…
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Exporter buying honey from smallholders to meet UAE market demand
Honey Care Africa, the manufacturer of a variety of honey products such as nuez spread…
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Exporter looking for Cavendish banana out growers to meet increasing export market demand
Packed Cavendish bananas ready for market. Photo courtesy. Lagran group limited, a Nairobi-based fresh produce exporter…
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Online platform lets farmers know who is buying, when and for how much
Smallholder farmers who have been relying on ground marketing to sell their produce can now…
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Kenyan mint farmers set to double their export as peak season starts
Mint farmers in Kenya are set to double their export of the produce to the…
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