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June 2014

Farmbizafrica wins in Africa Media Awards

 Farmbizafrica was recently feted in the Africa Climate Change and Environmental Reporting media awards that were organized by the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and funded by United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) among other sponsors. Bob Koigi, the lead journalist at farmbizafrica emerged among the winners for his story titled Borstal boys beat climate […]

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Tea tree earns farmers fortunes

Impoverished farmer Julius Munyiri had struggled for years to provide for his six children on his 1.2 acre plot of land located at the foothills of Mount Kenya. Droughts, marauding wildlife and market fluctuations are constant threats to the survival of smallholders. Munyiri grows vegetables for the European export market but brokers constantly dictate low

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ABC’s of carrot cultivation

Carrots are emerging as a crop of choice among many smallholder farmers due to their affordable management schedules, quick maturity and high returns with a kilo retailing for as much as Sh80. The crop grows well in cool to warm climate although it’s recommended that they are grown in temperatures ranging from 15 to 20

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