County funding powers Kirinyaga fish farmers to making Sh 826,800 every 8 months
In two years, the Samaki Safi self-help group has gone from receiving free pond liners,…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Farmbiz Africa’s guide to dangerous snakes in Kenya
The number of Kenyans being bitten by snakes is rising to an estimated 20,000 people…
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Locally produced seed shortage driving farmers out of wheat
Wheat farmers are facing acute seed shortages of the popular Njoro 2 variety leading many…
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Tanzania taps its vast land and Kenya’s superior genetics to supercharge goat exports
Tanzania is driving up its goat export market to record levels by harnessing its abundant…
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How to grow quick maturing, 17-ton yielding hybrid carrots headed into the Oct-Dec short rains
Henry Jami Mang’eni Yielding 17 tons an acre in just 65-75 days, hybrid carrots are…
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August agriculture event calendar
1. Event: Namelok Bull Sale Date: Saturday, August 31 · 10am – 4pm EAT Location:…
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Factsheet: Growing drought-tolerant and 70-day maturing Katram beans
By Henry Mang’eni In Kenya, beans are a food that is common in almost every…
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Researchers and Kenya’s vaccine makers partner to develop the world’s first swine flu vaccine
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is partnering with private vaccine makers and the government…
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Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya: 8th Aug, 2024
1 Position: Product Development Officer Employer: Summit Recruitment and Search Location: Nairobi Duties and Responsibilities…
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Hundreds of semi-arid maize farmers shift to high-yielding drought-tolerant rice doubling earnings
Hundreds of previous maize farmers are moving to high-yielding drought-tolerant rice grown in semi-arid areas…
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Kitui to recruit 100 extension officers, motors ahead of other counties in farmer training & agriculture improvement
Kenyan farmers with access to agriculture extension services produce 32 per cent more than those…
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Lucky or unlucky: Learn how much your county cares about agriculture
Delivery of agriculture services is up to 23 per cent lower across counties, making the…
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Seed companies look for growers to fill mounting seed gap
Largescale maize farmers are shifting to growing maize seeds for Kenya’s seed companies offering increased…
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What to eat to prevent heart disease: Kenya’s fastest rising killer
Choosing the right food to eat is the first and most crucial step in preventing…
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Tumbling dollar slashes Kenya’s goat exports
Kenya’s leading meat exporter has seen a 35 per cent decrease in the number of…
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Millet bread a silver bullet to halve Kenya’s wheat imports and slash bread prices
Mixing millet into bread can save the country Sh37 billion in imports, reduce bread prices and…
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How to grow sugar beets: Kenya’s potential answer to its sugar and fodder shortages
Sugar beets are a Kenyan crop of the future that can be processed into as…
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Cureless apple snail terrorises Mwea rice farmers cutting yields by 14%
Cutting his rice production by about 10 per cent for the past four years, Francis…
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Kwale fish farming group cashes in on falling Indian Ocean fish stocks
By Fadhili Fredrick A Kwale fisher group is looking to earn Sh720,000 this year by…
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Castor beans turn arid land into a 9-month cash cow for ENI farmer
A farmer in Malindi has turned five acres of unproductive arid land into a nine-month…
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ENI recruiting 100,000+ arid land farmers to grow lucrative biofuels
Energy company ENI has informed Farmbiz Africa it will be recruiting over 100,000 farmers in…
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Crops that can reach harvest in 2024’s dry short rains
Farmbizafrica has researched the earliest maturing, drought-resistant crops, from maize to tomatoes, for Kenyan farmers…
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Seaweed farming provides a lifeline for drought-ravaged coastal maize farmers
Zainab Kasalu has escaped the poverty of drought crop losses at the coast by farming…
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Farmbiz shares 5 pieces of traditional knowledge enabling pastoralists to thrive in Kenya’s harsh rangelands
Indigenous pastoral knowledge represents less than three per cent of literature on our environment. Yet,…
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