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Aloe vera: a glass a day keeps the diabetes away

By Wairimu Gikenye A glass of aloe vera a day could cut dangerously high blood sugar levels in half for people living with type 2 diabetes, according to new research...

Savannah Honey opens Eldoret and Kakamega collection centres in national beekeeping campaign 

By Francis Ndungu Savannah Honey last week opened two venom and honey collection centres in Eldoret and Kakamega paying top-end prices to up to 7,000 contract farmers that it is...

Nyandarua farmer eliminates East Africa’s top crop pest – with fennel

By Francis Ndungu A farmer in Nyandarua County has doubled his cauliflower and broccoli yields by intercropping with fennel to repel aphids, whiteflies, and caterpillars, which are the top cause...
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Seed Review: SC Salama tops soya bean yields adding up to ½ million shillings income per acre

By Henry Jami Mang’eni Seed developers have made soya bean seeds a major focus in recent years, working to improve yields and resistance in this key crop. FarmBizAfrica reviewed the...

Kenyan law destroys millions of farmers’ hopes for land titles this century

By James Odhiambo In 2014, Hassan Mwavura believed he had secured his future. He had purchased two acres of ancestral land in Malomani, Kilifi County, with community witnesses and the...

Savannah Honey launches beekeeping drive, contracting 7,000 farmers across Kenya

By Francis Ngungu In a move to transform rural incomes and revive Kenya’s beekeeping sector, Savannah Honey has announced a landmark initiative to equip 7,000 farmers with modern beehives and...

Banks offer borehole loans to farmers 

By Frank Odindo Banks in Kenya are offering up to 100% finance to farmers to drill and equip their own boreholes, fundinginvestments that can triple a farm’s earnings by slashing...
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Laikipia pig farmer doubles profits by string-measuring animals

By Francis Ndungu A Laikipia farmer, who was selling his pigs to traders at estimated weights of just 30kg-50kg, discovered his animals were really averaging 40kg-100kg when he moved to...

Roundup of agricultural jobs -15th April 2025

From a programme coordinator for the FAO and gene bank curator for the World Agroforestry Centre to a data analyst, and regional sales reps, these are the top 17 agricultural...

Agronomist invents home-made spray to lift French bean harvest over 40%

By Francis Ndungu Agronomist and farmer Alex Maina has boosted his French bean production by abandoning fertilisers that were harming his soils  and perfecting a home-made spray that has lifted

Okra seed buying guide: increasing income by 149x with seed and timing

By Henry Jami Mang’eni Okra is a rising crop in Kenya, delivering rapid harvests that help farmers cope with erratic rains. But earnings from the crop range from Sh5,000  to

Farmer cures daughter of farming sickness hobbling Western Kenya

By James Odhiambo Achieng is healthy now, but six years ago, aged 8, she had the farming sickness that research now shows is causing fatigue, aching, poor concentration, poor development,

Apple tree stump turns Nyeri photographer into millionaire farmer

By Francis Ndungu In Nyeri County’s Ihururu village, a once-struggling photographer has recreated himself as a high-income farmer from a single apple tree stump that he used to start his

Roundup of agricultural jobs in Kenya- 1st April 2025

From compliance officers and agronomy assistants to World Bank consultants, these are the top 18 agricultural job vacancies for this month in Kenya. 1. Position: Extended Term Consultant- Gender Inclusion
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Soil test delivers 5x more tomatoes for Nyeri farmer

By Francis Ndungu Joel Kibuthua will, this month, finish a short season where he has harvested 100 crates of tomatoes from ¼ acre, compared with 20 crates before, following a

Government destroys Sh1bn giving fake seed to sunflower farmers

The government last year disabled over 14,000 acres of farmers’ land, costing taxpayers at least Sh250m to buy substandard seeds that then destroyed more than a further Sh680m of earnings

Banker creates retirement wealth with Laikipia borehole

By Francis Ndungu In the arid expanse of Laikipia North Subcounty, where erratic rainfall and parched soils often deter farmers, one man’s retirement has bloomed on his decision to invest
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Makueni mango farm increases earnings 500% by moving fruiting off-season

A mango farm in Makueni has delayed their trees from producing fruits during the main mango seasons, increasing their earnings per fruit by 500 per cent and ensuring they always

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