Exporters gain hope as direct shipping to Europe resumes
The Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping that have savaged Kenyan horticultural exports over the…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
Farmers start making seaweed tea as powerful fertiliser
By Lyzzie Owade Farmers along the Kenyan coast are beginning to make seaweed tea as…
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Court overturns compulsory seed certification so farmers can trade own seeds
By Antynet Ford Lady Justice Rhoda Cherotich Rutto has declared key sections of Kenya’s Seed…
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Mkulima apata Sh3.7m kutokana na silage ya mahindi
Na MaryAnne Musilo Mkulima wa Nakuru, Ken Kamau, anapata Sh3.7m kwa msimu kutokana na shamba…
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FarmBiz TV: the lady with a myriad businesses built from bananas
By Stephen Kaindo Wanjiru has built a steady family income from her banana bread business…
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Kisumu group fills parched village with vegetables – in old jeans and plastic bags
By Lyzzie Owade A Kisumu community group has taught families to grow dry-season food in…
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Grace Rock boosts seed germination from 65% to 90% with KePHIS certification
By Antynet Ford Grace Rock Farms in Kiambu has lifted the seed germination rate for…
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New tree nursery delivers grafted mangoes and macadamia for drought in Siaya
By Felix Ochieng Akech Moses Oloo is helping Siaya farmers survive years of failed rains…
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Seed buyer drives Kenyans into sunflower rotation to reach Ugandan and Tanzanian yield level
By Wagaluka Dick Mama Millers Limited, a major buyer of grain and seed in western…
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Ruiru farmer getting 2025 harvest after rebuilding plot to be flood proof
By MaryAnne Musilo Pauline Ndung’u from Ruiru, Kiambu, who previously lost her entire passion and…
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Homa Bay aeration centre lays out vision of replacing middlemen with government system
By Felix Ochieng Akech A new system of aeration centres that the government is building…
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Orchard restores pomegranate fruit and seedlings after leaf-footed bug invasion
By MaryAnne Musilo Michael Wang’omb, a pomegranate farmer had nearly lost his entire market to…
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Migori vet ends his children’s stomach cramps by using sun to purify water
By Felix Ochieng Akech Veterinarian Brian Ogallo, who treats livestock across Migori County, only recently…
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Fishpond company doubles profits using fish water to grow salads
By Antynet Ford MarineBio has doubled its profits this year after starting using water from…
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Mkulima karibu aliongeza mara tatu maziwa kwa kubadili kutoka Napier hadi Sugargraze
Na Lyzzie Owade Mkulima wa maziwa wa Laikipia ameongeza mara mbili zaidi uzalishaji wake wa…
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Farmbiz TV: Farmer ups seedling success 5x by abandoning soil
By Steven Kaindo Limuru vegetable farmer Muhia Samuel increased his vegetable yield and profits five…
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Kirinyaga herb farmer earns 5x more by registering as an exporter
By Antynet Ford Mordechai Nyongesa is earning five times more for his basil, mint, oregano,…
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Kabarak farmer builds side hustle breeding sheep dogs
By MaryAnne Musilo Antony Kiberian, a farmer in Kabarak, Nakuru, has built a vibrant side…
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HomaBay farmer returns to cotton success on new seeds and buyers
By Dick Wagaluka Chris Nyauke is now thriving growing cotton, which he had previously abandoned,…
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Farmer lifts harvests 50% by turning soil health theory into simple fixes with maize stalks
By Felix Ochieng Akech Emanuel Onyango was adding fertiliser blindly, but his harvests were declining,…
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Nanyuki weavers paying farmers for wool they were throwing away
By Lyzzie Owade and Antynet Ford The Nanyuki Weavers and Spinners group is paying Sh60…
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Siaya farmer transforms milk yields with soil tests, new grass seeds, and changed cuts
By Felix Ochieng Akech Siaya dairy farmer Evans Okoth has raised his milk production from…
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Farmer ends sukuma wiki club root by giving growing patch a turn with maize and onions
By Felix Ochieng Akech Sukuma wiki farmer Phanis Opisa has almost doubled her harvest after…
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Kakamega farmer doubles maize harvest making his own biochar
By Lyzzie Owade A farmer whose maize harvests had fallen steadily in Kakamega, has doubled…
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