Four pesticide regulatory pillars are the route to food security
Using pesticides on our crops lifts our agricultural production by as much as 90 per…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
New technology helps fish breeder deliver male fingerlings to farmers in 28 days
Collins Adika, a fish breeder from Siaya County is cashing in a new technology that…
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1000 Kwale passion fruit farmers turn collection centres into markets to grow income
Over 1000 passion fruit farmers in Kwale County now have market leverage thanks to Farmers…
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Busia rice farmers receive modern machines to up production
Rice farmers from Busia County in Western Kenya who for a long time have relied…
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Kilifi farmer targets parties with beauty fish to grow income
Paul Murage Wachiuri, a fish breeder at Mtwapa in Kilifi County has ventured into beauty…
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KALRO, EU unveil 2,000 capacity indigenous chicken breeding unit
The Kenya Agricultural Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the European Union (EU) have unveiled a…
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AGRA launches new book on sustainable use of fertiliser
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and its partners has launched new…
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New KICC to buy 105 million litres surplus milk from farmers
New Kenya Co-operative Creameries (KCC) has received half a billion shillings from the strategic food…
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Soaring demand for bixa by local hotels excites coastal farmers
As demand by hotels local and international intensify for bixa which is the raw material…
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Kakamega youth group cashing in rare Spirulina farming
A group of 35 youth in Kakamega County who are also school leavers have ventured…
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Homa Bay chilli farmer earning Sh1,000 a day in export
Magdaline Ajowi a farmer in Rangwe village of Homa Bay County is making up to…
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Kenyan specialty coffee farmers find market in the US
Specialty coffee producers in Kenya are set to grow their income following the launch of…
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Tana River beekeepers marketing groups taste sweet success with modern equipment
Beekeepers from Tana River County are recording increased honey production and incomes with modern beekeeping…
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Narok farmers cash in the soaring demand for kenbro chicken products to grow income
The increasing demand for kenbro chicks, eggs and meat is luring Narok County poultry farmers,…
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Embu farmers turn dry land into pawpaw production venture, earn Sh300,000 a season
A group of 10 farmers in Ishiara, Embu County who were into subsistence maize farming…
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Kirinyaga farmers increase earnings threefold selling bananas as a group
Banana farmers from Kirinyaga County have more than tripled their profit in the recent past…
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Limuru farmer targets Chinese with unique cabbage to grow income
While other people are condemning the swelling population of the Chinese in Kenya, a Limuru…
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Varsity students introduce solar-powered tent that keeps agroproduce cool for more than five days
The University of Nairobi students have come up with a cheap solar powered tent to…
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Feeding fish homemade feeds more profitable
Farmers rearing fish with homemade feeds may make more profits by than their commercial feeds…
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Redworm rearing promises better income for undergraduate
Instead of idly waiting for his graduation, Samuel Gichohi, a student-cum-farmer having come across some…
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Huge milk demand in Busia excites farmers
Dairy farmers in Busia County are set to benefit from increasing market demand for milk…
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FarmBiz Training Schedule – Q1 2022
All our courses are given by experts and include time for your questions. We aim…
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Company links farmers to best inputs to boost production
An international chemical company is offering support farmers to boost production by linking them to…
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Agronomist saving part-time farmers investment losses
A seasoned agronomist is rescuing many employed youths whose plight of embracing agribusiness as an…
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