In a bid to deepen the adoption of value addition in agribusiness, a farmer based agricultural organization; National Agricultural Advisory Authority (NAADS) in Uganda is funding smallholder farmers with capital to invest in processing machineries and equipment. The new initiative has not only enabled farmers to triple profits from the processed agro based products but …
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Smallholder farmers in the country struggling to access finance to embrace new age farming can now be relieved after the introduction of a flexible bit by bit mode of payment to access Money maker irrigation pumps by Kick Star International, the manufacturers of the kit. The initiative which is dubbed Tone Kwa Tone, Swahili …
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Over 70 million people in developing countries who largely depend on Cassava are set to benefit from a new breed of the crop that can not only be bred on large scale to contain high contents of vitamin A but also take a shorter time to triple the Vitamin A content. The process which is …
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East African flower companies are cutting down on expenses they use in pest control, while preserving the environment thanks to a new and cheaper biological control method that chew the voracious mites within minutes. The new biological tool, using the spider mite’s predator, Phytoseiulus persimilis, on the highly competitive rose-growing farms of Kenya has also …
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A Kenyan born scientist and his love for insects has shot him to international stardom winning him prestigious recognition in a study that he did that links the role of insects on food security in Kenya. Gino Martins is the recipient of a prestigious £30,000 (Sh4.2 million) Whitley Award for Nature, considered the Oscar of …
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Over 100 traditional orphaned crops in Africa that were threatened for extinction have been rejuvenated and safeguarded through the establishment of the African Plant Breeding Academy, a move that spells good tidings as it will help improve the livelihoods of Africa’s smallholder farmers and their families, reduce hunger and boost Africa’s food supply. The new …
Kenya’s smallholder farmers are reaping from a growing appetite for their produce from hotels as customers keen on their health dictate the kind of menu the hotels prepare. As hotels chase smallholder farmers due to their consistency in quality and supply, farmers are equally insulating themselves from market vagaries by getting guaranteed markets and higher …
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Over 15,000 smallholder farmers in Western Kenya are recording a more than doubling of grain yields in a project that involves small demonstration plots and aimed at improving soil fertility in the region, rife with depleted soils and counter chronic food insecurity caused by low farm yields. Started in 2010, the initiative which is part …
Chinese scientists have taken a lead role in spurring Uganda’s fish industry with the introduction of a new technology to boost commercial fish farming. The new model of cage fish farming focuses on commercialization of fish farming with a main focus on lakes, dams, reservoirs and rivers. The project which started in April 2012 is …
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Farmers and youth who have traditionally been locked out of modern farming due to financial constraints can now breathe easy after a partnership between Amiran and Rafiki Deposit taking Microfinance, a subsidiary of Chase Bank inked a deal, meant at providing credit finance on farm inputs like greenhouse and drip kits to foster the deepening …
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