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omena

Omena shake-up set to triple fisher and drier incomes

A new Omena trading app is looking to revolutionise the Kenya omena market by breaking the reliance on brokers for omena fishermen and drying women, a move that could triple...
Coconut

Fact sheet: Production from different types of coconut trees

Farmbizafrica breaks down Kenya’s three main coconut varieties; their production, maturity time, yield, lifespan, and the different qualities that make them attractive to various buyers. Coconuts are unique multipurpose trees...

‘Three sister’ mixed cropping gives 54% more from old, indigenous methods

Indigenous farmers and smallholder farmers outside of Africa have made more from their plots of land by mixed cropping which despite lowering their overall yields increases the total profitability of...
sugar beet

Early crop results trigger race for better seeds for pilot sugar beet farmers

Seed companies and sugar makers are racing to find a higher-yielding sugar beet for Kenyan farmers as the crop’s pilot seed underperforms. Currently, Sugar Top distributed by Simlaw Seeds is...
Apple snail

New Kenyan pest set to end wet-rice production in Africa in next six years

Kenya has been flagged as the entry point for the Apple Snail pest which could halve wet-rice production in East and South Africa and increase pest control costs by US155...

Brokers walk away from poorly cured Kenyan onions

Kenyan farmers lose up to 40 per cent of their onions after harvest because of poor curing seeing most brokers prioritise well-cured and dried Tanzanian onions. According to research, Kenyan...
Cocoa

KALRO cocoa seedling sales up 158% as Kenyans grow homemade chocolate for their families and sales

KALRO has increased its cocoa seedling sales by 158 per cent in the last three years as Kenyans look to farm homemade chocolate and build a local chocolate cottage industry...

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FarmBizAfrica exists to aid and support smallholders. We are working constantly to provide you with what you most need, but we can do better still with your ideas on what...
Striga

Striga defeated: 25,900 farmers eliminate killer weed with natural herbicide

Over 25,900 cereal farmers are seeing an up to 95 per cent drop in cases of Striga/ witchweed thanks to Kenya’s first commercialised biological herbicide. Striga is a parasitic weed...

Exporters’ list opens pathway to 20% better prices for Kenyan farmers

The Agriculture and Food Authority of Kenya has compiled a list of 658 registered agriculture exporters who work with farmers helping them earn 20-30 per cent more than those who

Maize, the alien staple food that locked Africa’s farmers into low yields

Kenya remains hooked on a staple food forced on the population by British colonialists, as climate change and research show it is becoming increasingly unsuited for successful farming in the

Roundup of agriculture jobs in Kenya: 30th September, 2024

1. Position: Assistant Vocational and Technical Trainee III Employer: County Government of Kisumu Location: Kisumu  Duties and Responsibilities Requirements for appointment; How to apply: The candidates should apply by downloading

Lost crops’ hunter brings a desert water tank back to life in Kenya

A hunter of ideal crops for Kenya has ended years of searching with the discovery and cultivation of wild Marama beans, a long-forgotten desert crop that offers food in drought

Veteran onion growers swing back to local seeds for ease of sale

Experienced onion growers are returning to previously shunned ‘local’ onion seeds for their smaller size, which is preferred by buyers for home cooking, and for their low production cost. According

Brewer’s sorghum growers take flight to better-paying contracts

Sorghum farmers are earning up to 15 shillings more a kilo after switching from growing the grain for East African Breweries Limited to being contracted farmers for seed producers.  On

Farmers research for years in search of perfect feed formula from abandoned crops and waste products

Savvy livestock and poultry farmers are researching and formulating their own animal feeds from abandoned food crops and ‘waste’ products that outperform the nutritional value of storebought feeds. In its

Potato farmers save costs and increase yields with smaller, cheaper potato planters

Small-scale potato farmers have tumbled their labour costs and multiplied their yields by using small and cheap potato planters. Partial mechanisation of potato planting in Kenya saves up to 40

African farmers’ knowledge gap sees continent remain least productive globally

African farmers are farming blind with the cavernous hole in farmer knowledge leading to the continent’s agriculture sector being the least productive in the world. A study of the knowledge
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