Advanced field soil test gets better NPK accuracy, but at a cost
By Felix Ochieng Akech UjuziKilimo, a frontrunner since 2015 in the search for low-cost soil…
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FarmBiz Africa
Agriculture and agribusiness publication covering farming methods, markets, livestock, crops, innovation and farmer opportunities.
KePHIS opens applications for China and India avocado exports
By Antynet Ford The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) has opened audit applications for…
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Palm oil industry stirs to life, earning Siaya farmer Sh2.4m a year
By Antynet Ford What began as a retirement plan for teacher Victor Otieno Maura has…
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Goat farm in the slums rises from 3 to 30+ goats selling milk and yoghurts
By Antynet Ford Togg Farm in Mathaare slums cannot keep up with the demand for…
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KePHIS inspection costs rise for farmers and packhouses
By Felix Ochieng Akech Kenyan exporters face rising charges from KePHIS to get their approvals…
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Meru farmer selling arrowroot online seeks more farmers to meet demand
By MaryAnne Musilo Elias Gitonga began growing dasheen arrowroots in Meru for his own farm,…
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Central, Western Kenya tipped for heavy long rains
By Antynet Ford The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has forecast wetter-than-normal rainfall…
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Quail crash survivor still selling eggs, at 1/10th of previous price
By MaryAnne Musilo John Nyaga farms quails and quails eggs 12 years onwards from one…
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Farmer switches from Sh70k onion seasons to Sh200k a month making power
By Felix Ochieng Okech For years, Kevin Kipchirchir from Uasin Gishu County believed his future…
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Log hives open way to Sh100,000 a month for Tana River farmer
By Michael Mvuko READ ALSO: Company sells improved Longstroth beehives that doubles honey yields Researchers…
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Black Mamba chilli sauce builds smallholder-supplied exports globally
By Antynet Ford Claudia Castellanos is a multinational who has built a business exporting chilli…
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Kenya slashes pest exports to EU, as FCM spreads at home
By Antynet Ford Kenya slashed export rejections by 72 per cent, in 2025, due to…
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Pineapple farmer triples profits to Sh1m per acre by finetuning
By Felix Ochieng Akech A pineapple farmer in Migori has tripled his profits, now earning…
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Tea farmer saves Sh8k, fixes mites, with spraying change
By Felix Ochieng Akech Nyamira tea farmer Antony Odhiambo cut miticide costs by about Sh8,000…
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Farmer doubles income by growing chipilin weed as crop
By Felix Ochieng Akech A Migori County farmer is earning up to Sh150,000 a month…
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Heat surge makes temperature and humidity measures urgent to maintain yields
Modern agriculture and livestock farming now operate under constant pressure from climate volatility. You see…
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Tanzanian government support triples maize farmers yields
By MaryAnne Musilo Tanzanian maize farmers are earning more than twice as much as Kenyan…
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From soybeans to edamame, farmer lifts income 10x
By Felix Ochieng Akech When David Ojwang planted soybeans on his one acre farm in…
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Juja goat milk farmer reports galloping demand growth
By Antynet Ford At his farm in Juja, John Kabiru is producing 100 to 150…
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Kirinyaga coop builds its own 10 tonnes-a-week purple tea brand
By Antynet Ford A Kirinyagi cooperative producing over 10 tonnes a week of rare purple…
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Pakchoi seed launches open 2x higher green leaf earnings
By Lyzzie Owade Seed companies have launched Pakchoi seeds in Kenya that have opened a…
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Shamba Assistant relaunches $400 soil test device for agronomists
By Felix Ochieng Akech Shamba Assistant has relaunched its handheld soil testing device as a…
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Gilgil farmer invents system to stretch rain all year
By Antynet Ford Beatrice Wanjui has transformed her rocky farm in Gilgil into an all-year…
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Farmer doubles pepper profits with sun-drying
By Felix Ochieng Akech Lineah Adhiambo has more than doubled her pepper income by sun-drying…
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