Sweet potato vines and roots silage offers livestock more proteins
Livestock farmers can boost the Napier grass protein content by including sweet potato vines as…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Homa Bay farmer increases earnings twofold with double dug irrigation system
Charles Oloo, a vegetable farmer in Homa Bay County earns Sh7500 a week up from…
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Simple farm tool enables farmers maintain soil health, improve yields
Small scale farmers in Kenya and other parts of Africa who relied on traditional jembe…
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New board to enable Kenyan farmers market their livestock products globally
A new livestock Bill has proposed the formation of a marketing board through which farmers…
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Ready market available for gadam sorghum variety growers
Gadam sorghum variety farmers in Kenya stand high chances of benefiting from the ready market…
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JKUAT researchers discover edible grasshopper that can help farmers grow income
Researchers at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) in their latest findings have…
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Mango and French beans exporter buying the produce from out-growers
A Nairobi-based fresh produce exporter is seeking to grow farmers’ income this high season of…
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New study: Kenyan avocado farmers can increase income by 39 per cent exporting to EU
Kenyan avocado farmers can boost their income by up to 39 per cent by exporting…
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The introduction of the Kenya Food and Drugs Authority Bill has shown why we need impact assessments for all legislation
Our parliamentarians are sometimes required to rule on some challenging proposals, with the private members’…
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Baringo farmers eye export market with 1.2 tonnes capacity coffee milling plant
Coffee farmers in Baringo County could soon forget market challenges following the establishment of a…
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Seeds of hope transforming lives in northern Uganda
Dorine Akoth, a demo plot farmer in northern Uganda, admires the maize on her farm….
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Hand-pushed multipurpose tractor saves farmers Sh1000 tillage costs
Dismantled hand-pushed multipurpose tractor. Photo: Zablon Oyugi. Agriculture Technology Development Centre (ATDC) has introduced a cheap…
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Creeping legumes triples milk yields in the coastal region
Smallholder farmers in the coastal region of Kenya can triple milk yields from five to…
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Thika company urgently looking for rabbits to meet rising meat demand
A Kiambu County based firm is looking for more than 1,000 rabbits per week from…
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Kisumu’s Kilimani upmarket offers cassava farmer better prices for value-added products
Alex Ombuto, a cassava farmer from Kisumu County is earning up to Sh480,000 a year…
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EU moves to increase searches for pests on exports from Friday
A new EU plant health regulation ((EU) 2016/2031) comes into operation bringing rigorous new rules…
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Chilli exporters eyeing the Middle East to compensate Europe market
As the Codling Moth pest continues to impact negatively business in the European Union (EU),…
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Herbs and spices marketer looking for chilli out-growers to meet local demand
Afya Choice, herbs and spices marketing wing of Helitech, a community-based organization (CBO) in Lari,…
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FPC Kenya invites farmers and traders for free training on pesticides and food safety
In response to the increasing concerns and the urgency to ensure compliance on fresh produce…
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Ruiru youth who dropped medicine course for tomatoes has no regrets
Harun Munuve, 28, six years ago decided to drop pursuing medicine at university to concentrate…
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Co-operatives helping farmers reach more markets for better prices, income
In order to break into the complex local and international agricultural production and marketing chain,…
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Bidco to upgrade Nakuru animal feed mill to curb rising shortage
Kenya based edible oils manufacturer Bidco Africa has partnered with American conglomerate Land O’Lakes to…
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Nairobi agritech links farmers directly to large produce buying companies
Farmshine’s, a Nairobi based agritech start-up has developed agriculture operating system which enables smallholder farmers…
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Food safety introduced in TVET training to fight foodborne illnesses and deaths
The growing cases of food contamination in Kenya has prompted the Technical and Vocational Education…
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