Cutting onion necks shorter lifts farmer’s earnings 23%
Cutting off onion stems one inch or two to three centimeters from the bulb instead…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Sorghum farmer raises yield 50% with hybrid
A Bomet farmer has doubled his sorghum harvest from growing traditional seeds to a hybrid….
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Startup triples beekeepers’ earnings with remote sensors
A startup is revolutionizing beekeeping in Kenya by introducing the first remote beehive monitoring system…
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Processors paying milk farmers 40% more than coops
Processors are paying farmers supplying milk directly 41 per cent more than what those selling…
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Agricultural jobs in Kenya – 2nd December 2024 round-up
This week’s round up of agricultural jobs in Kenya spans the recruitment by Turkana County…
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New millet recipes move crop mainstream, drive up sales
Millet which used to be a feed for cheap brown porridge, has become a new…
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Farmer wins almost Sh1M for turning duck weed into chicken feed
Farmer who has created chicken feed out of common pond weeds cutting feed costs by…
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Solar incubator moves egg farmer into chicks with 4X income
Solar incubators have enabled a farmer in Bomet to move from just selling kienyeji eggs…
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Water hyacinth fuelling a new economy in Dunga Beach
A biogas maker is transforming the economy of Dunga Beach in Kisumu by using water…
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Pastoralists spin poisonous Mathenge weed into nutritious drought feed
Pastoralists are turning the invasive and poisonous Mathenge weed into an animal feed with high…
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iCow teaches experts how to raise all yields through soil care: my personal journey
The iCow Soil Advocacy programme is pursuing the change of farming practices by equipping agronomists…
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NGO replaces middle man in macadamia doubling farmer prices
An NGO has begun buying macadamia, doubling the earnings of farmers who previously relied on…
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Soil test scanners drive up yields with Sh650 ten minute tests
Hand-held soil scanners are reducing the cost of soil tests for farmers by more than…
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Farmers move from cactus gathering to cactus farming on arid lands
The rise of jam, juices and foods from gathered prickly pears could now develop into…
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Jack beans deliver rich food and yield jump for neighbouring crops
Growing jack beans, farmers get a double shot in high protein food for their families…
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Solar bubble dryers slash 36 per cent post-harvest losses
Solar dryers, affordable for groups of farmers, are slashing drying times by 48 hours saving…
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Round up of agricultural jobs in Kenya – 21st November 2024
From environmental officer jobs at Kilifi County, to Customer agronomist at Bayer East Africa in…
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Farmers use lime to raise yields 50%+ as acid rips up Kenya’s richest soils
Farmers are increasing their crop yield by up to 500 per cent by applying lime…
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Revolutionary rat-stopping bags protect farmers from main maize thieves
Maize storage bag manufacturers are helping farmers avoid half of after-harvest losses using revolutionary rodent-repelling…
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Top five goat diseases in Kenya
By Henry Jami Mang’eni The five top goat diseases in Kenya account for 66 per cent…
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Transmara beef farm cuts feed costs by 100 per cent with free sugar waste
A beef farm in Transmara County has cut its feed costs by 100 per cent…
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African farmers return rapidly declining soil potassium with ancient ash-in-pot technology
Farmers are turning to an ancient technology to return potassium to their soil on evidence…
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Equitel delivers discounted seeds to 40,000 farmers in EU-funded programme
More than 40,000 small scale farmers are registering in their wards to receive cheaper seeds,…
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Surging date fruit market opens all round sales in arid areas
Researchers have shown that Kenya’s arid and semi-arid areas have the ideal weather and soils…
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