UNIDO launches workshops to position more smallholders as horticultural exporters
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is funding Sh425m for farmers’ training across East…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Technical college sets up students as hydroponic farmers for free
Miramar International College, a Nairobi-based technical college started in 2016, is providing students with three…
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Kenya launches all-inclusive agricultural alliance with leaders’ summit
More than 400 high level agriculture sector leaders are set for a first-of-its-kind gathering in…
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Fact Sheet: homemade concentrate to replace commercial rabbit feed
The rise in commercial rabbit farming has driven prices for rabbit feed,up from Sh1,800 per…
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Carrefour opens door to farmers groups to be supermarket suppliers
Groups of small-scale farmers who have been relying on open-air markets to sell their produce…
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KALRO partners with buyer Coca Cola to commercialise new passion fruit
The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO) is commercialising three new high-quality passion fruit…
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Financial services company offers new loan access for exporting farmers
FACTS, a financial institution that offers invoice discounts to exporters, has announced a collaboration with…
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Rabbit keeping opens route to organic farming, fertiliser and pest control
Rabbit byproducts, urine and manure, are taking off as alternatives and supplements to inorganic fertiliser…
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Sunculture offers pay-as-you-go solar pumps that experts say can triple profits
By Jolene Njambi. Solar technology for irrigation can triple profits for growers within one to…
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Mombasa farmer builds rabbit business on discounts
A farmer from Mombasa County is cashing on the rising demand for rabbit meat from…
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JKUAT develops snail by-products to spur Brown Snail farming in Kenya
In a product development set to further expand the growing market for Kenyan farmed snails,…
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Banker-turned-farmer creates profits through relay planting to create constant harvest
A French beans farmer in Ngoliba, Kiambu County, who lost about Sh100,000 four years ago…
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Farmer nearly triples egg earnings selling for hatching instead of food
Farmers selling fertilised eggs are making almost three times more income than those who are…
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Upfield seeks up to 3,000 farmers to grow canola seeds
Following launch of Blue Band Cold Pressed Canola Oil and other products into the Kenyan…
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Fact sheet: How to make a vertical sack garden
For many urban and slum dwellers, space is limited, while for those living in areas…
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Elgeyo-Marakwet invests in huge milk coolers to support county milk brand
Dairy farmers belonging to over 11 cooperatives in Elgeyo-Marakwet County are set to benefit from…
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Fact sheet: reliable Avocado buyers and exporters in Kenya
It is vital for farmers seeking to sell avocadoes for export to identify expert buyers…
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Sack farming increases sukuma wiki production 75X in Makueni
Wavinya Nzioka, the co-founder of Wavinya Nzioka foundation, has launched vertical sack farming with women…
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Ex-Mumias farmers find top earner in pawpaw jam, oil and drinks
Over 200 farmers in Mumias West subcounty of Kakamega have come together to put up…
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Banana farmer doubles yields from information-sharing WhatsApp group
Hitherto, Richard Kebaso used to harvest small banana heads of between 40kg to 45 kg…
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Internationals drive local demand for snail farming
In 2007, Rosemary Odinga, the daughter of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was the only…
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Why Kenya must now learn the meaning of a hazard and of a risk: or die
The modern world is built on chemicals, be it medicines we apply, or cleaning fluids,…
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Pineapple wines and vinegars add high-fashion niches for exporters as demand grows
Pineapples are the second most exported fruit in the world, after bananas, but with demand…
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Chia offers Sh1m an acre per year as new wonder crop
Chia farming is a new arrival in Kenya, but production of the annual herb is…
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