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Rented bees double avocado harvests
Renting bees to pollinate his farm has seen an avocado farmer more than double his harvests. Michael Ngari, a hass avocado export farmer in Kajiado has seen his harvest per...
Cutting onion necks shorter lifts farmer’s earnings 23%
Cutting off onion stems one inch or two to three centimeters from the bulb instead of leaving them up to eight centimeters long has seen a farmer reduce his onion...
Sorghum farmer raises yield 50% with hybrid
A Bomet farmer has doubled his sorghum harvest from growing traditional seeds to a hybrid. After reading FarmBizAfrica’s piece on April 13, 2018, (Beer maker launches new high yielding sorghum...
Startup triples beekeepers’ earnings with remote sensors
A startup is revolutionizing beekeeping in Kenya by introducing the first remote beehive monitoring system that is tripling the earnings of 3,240 beekeepers. Pollen Patrollers uses small sensors that are...
Processors paying milk farmers 40% more than coops
Processors are paying farmers supplying milk directly 41 per cent more than what those selling to cooperatives are getting making them the biggest earners from formal milk sales in 2024...
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 of more than 20 animal health, fisheries, and agricultural officers, as well as wseveral farm...
New millet recipes move crop mainstream, drive up sales
Millet which used to be a feed for cheap brown porridge, has become a new recipe superfood, driving up its imports into Kenya. Because of their rich nutritional benefits, millets...
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 40 per cent has won nearly Sh1M in cash for his inspiration and innovation. Samuel...
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 to hatching and selling his own improved day-old kienyeji chicks quadrupling his income. Every month...
Water hyacinth fuelling a new economy in Dunga Beach
A biogas maker is transforming the economy of Dunga Beach in Kisumu by using water hyacinth to produce biogas that powers a communal kitchen, commercial chicken brooder, and fish dryer.
Pastoralists spin poisonous Mathenge weed into nutritious drought feed
Pastoralists are turning the invasive and poisonous Mathenge weed into an animal feed with high protein to rescue them during Kenya’s worsening droughts. Isiolo and Garissa counties have invested in
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 and trainers in how to restore soil to lift smallholders’ yields. As a reporter with
NGO replaces middle man in macadamia doubling farmer prices
An NGO has begun buying macadamia, doubling the earnings of farmers who previously relied on exploitative middlemen as the only buyers of their nuts. Selling their macadamia nuts to One
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 half and the time it takes to get their soil test information from weeks to
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 widespread cactus farming, with farmers in China’s arid areas now producing nearly 3 tonnes a
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 and a doubling of the yield of their other crops as the bean restores health
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 36 per cent of after-harvest crop losses. Marketed in East Africa by GrainPro, Solar Bubble
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 Nairobi and ripening in charge assistants jobs at a Kiambu County avocado farm, this is
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