Seed treatment technology helps potato farmers double yields
Potato farmers in Bomet and Meru counties are doubling yields with a seed treatment technology…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Factsheet: Tackling East Coast Fever in livestock
Many smallholder farmers in various parts of the country which receive much rainfall such as…
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Ways of upping your banana yeilds
Banana farmers, who maintain less than eight suckers at a time, are more likely to…
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Narok farmer testament to value of book-keeping in realising farming millions
Geoffrey Rono in his tomato greenhouse near Mara River in Narok county. Keeping records on…
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Nyamira youth group saves energy cost with solar bakery
Misire Afmago Youth Group which owns Afmago Bakery is saving Sh3,000 monthly electricity bill by…
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Canola helps combat potato nematode menace
As the potato cyst nematodes (PCN) threaten to wipe out potato production in the country,…
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Kuroiler chicken brooder finds fortunes from in-demand breed
An enterprising farmer is cashing in on the pent up demand for superior chicken variety,…
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Urban farmers tackle hunger with bucket fish rearing
Rwanda urban farmers are utilizing little resources by practicing static bucket ponds for cat fish…
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Mumias farmers find sweet returns in soya after abandoning sugarcane
Farmers who have traditionally grown sugarcane are finding sweeter days replacing cane with maize and…
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5,000 Nyeri farmers earn & fertilise soils from legume & flower growing scheme
Over 5,500 women farmers in Nyeri farmers are correcting decades of pesticide misuse that depressed…
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Farmers reap double growing trees with crops
Smallholder farmers in Kenya are embracing planting trees that do not compete with crops for…
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4.4M Kenyans facing food crisis– 43% increase from last year
By George Munene In the current period, February 2023, it is estimated that around 4.4…
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Elgon Kenya partners with Ministry of Agriculture to reward young farmers
Nairobi, Kenya, 22nd February 2023: Agro input company Elgon Kenya has partnered with the Ministry…
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UK opens up $3M funding competition for African agribusiness
By George Munene The United Kingdom’s innovation agency, Innovate UK, has set up a Sh380.4…
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Mbegu Choice app helps farmers easily access certified seeds online
By the year 2050, Kenya alone will have a population of 56 million working people….
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Kenya Flower Council warns industry headed for collapse if high cost of business is not addressed
By George Munene According to the Kenya Flower Council (KFC), the industry is struggling and…
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Climate finance company commits Sh2.6B to promote reforestation & sustainable agriculture in Kenya
By George Munene Aspiration, a high-impact climate finance company, has announced a Sh2.6 billion ($21M)…
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60 young innovators selected for Sh7M competition tackling Mombasa’s marine plastic pollution
By George Munene 60 innovators have been selected for The Mombasa Plastics Prize, an initiative…
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Govt looks to lease state land, tax idle private land to combat food insecurity
By George Munene According to the Principal Secretary for the State Department of Crop Development,…
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Kenya exports first consignment of value-added tea worth Sh3.7M
By George Munene Kenya has shipped its first-ever consignment of value-added tea (2.68 metric tonnes)…
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Sh300,000 grants open to youth & women agribusinesses in Western Kenya
By George Munene Pepea Na AgriBiz is looking to fund 100 micro, small, and medium-sized…
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The Potato Crop: A free 500-word potato bible every farmer must have
By George Munene Published in 2020, The Potato Crop, is a 500-word, open-access book that…
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Nairobi buyer sourcing for 100kg weekly of passion fruit and okra farmers
By George Munene A Nairobi buyer, is sourcing for purple passion fruit farmers to fill…
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US analytics company brings precision agriculture to Kenyan farmers
EOS Data Analytics (EOSDA), a US-based global provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analytics, has partnered…
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